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Weight Training for Cyclists (The Ultimate Training Series from VeloPress)
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By Eric Schmitz and Ken Doyle
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VeloPress
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December 31, 1969 |
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Paperback
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200
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Written from the premise that optimum cycling performance demands total body strength, this book informs the serious cyclist on how to increase strength with weight training, as cycling alone cannot completely develop the muscle group used while riding. The authors identify and simplify the most current scientific information on strength training, answer questions about exercise and technique, and explain how to design a year round training program.
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 Well Written Concise Guidance, May 9, 2000
By Adam Solomon (Brookline, MA USA)
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I found this book to be an excellent tool in fine tuning my strength training regimen for cycling. There's no doubt that weight training in the off season helps a cyclist build strength which translates to better on road performance. Unfortunately many cyclists don't know where to start, and too often the cycling press publishes articles aimed towards people who don't want to take the time to get the most out of the gym. Alternatively, most of the reference material and magazine articles about weight lifting are aimed towards the "body building" crowd. If you're looking to build strength and endurance for the road (or trail, I suppose), this book is for you. I had already been using a strength training routine from Bill Pearl's "Strength Training", when I started reading this book and within a few chapters I found that I was making some mistakes in my form and technique. Additionally, I learned about a variety of exercises and techniques which added some spice to my time in the weight room. The lessons from this book have benefited me greatly and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to put some purpose into their gym time.
37 of 42 people found this review helpful
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 Made me a climber!, May 23, 2006
By John K
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I bought this book over a year ago, and followed the program as laid out by the authors. All I can say is WOW! I am now hammering guys on climbs that used to leave me in the dust.
I referred a friend to this site and was not happy to see the very negative review written by O'Toole. He and the other ""bodybuilder"" guy who panned the book claim to have all of this knowledge of weight training, so why did they buy the book? A bodybuilder may know his way around the gym, but I am betting that he has no idea how to write up an annual periodized training program specifically for cycling. If he did, then once again, why did he buy the book? Just to criticize it?
This is a book to inform cyclists on how to use weight training to improve their riding, and it does this perfectly. It tells you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. I strongly suggest it to anyone who wants to get stronger in the saddle!
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
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 Don't waste your time with this book, August 31, 2005
By Robert W. Georgantas III (Baltimore, MD USA)
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This book only gives the absolute bare minimum of training guidelines. It will give you a decent idea of what exercises to do, and a tiny bit of the reasons why to do them, but that is all. The authors suggest doing some very simple exercises like the bench press, for which they show photos. For the very complex, and somewhat dangerous, plyometric and power development exercises, they give almost no detail on how to do the exercise. Why would they show photos of simple exercises that everyone knows how to do, and then just skim over the complex ones that they suggest are the most important exercises??
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
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Perfect guide for strength training for cyclists, July 4, 2006
By Matthew C. Norwood (Santa Cruz, CA)
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This book is very well laid out. It is an excellent guide for the beginner and a nice, well-organized reference for the advanced cyclist. Every part of the book is laid out in a straightforward manner and the information is right on in every respect. Whole training plans are sampled for the season, and easy-to-use charts are used to track your progress.
As a long-time cyclist and coach, the reviews that say this book is inferior are just plain wrong. Reading the book doesn't make you fitter. You have to practice what is taught in here. Additionally, the readers who pan it seem to have weight training backgrounds which likely pre-disposes them to their set ways of doing things in the gym. Bodybuilding techniques aren't cycling-specific.
Arguably this is the best book for that area of cycling that can improve your cycling the most, strength training.
17 of 18 people found this review helpful
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 Did you play the clarinet in HS?, then this book is for you!!, April 8, 2006
By Truth hurts (Stamford, CT United States)
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I purchased this book in an attempt to improve my hill climbing, and endurance while riding. I was highly disappointed when this book arrived on my doorstep when I started reading through it. Don't be fooled by the exceprts you can read on Amazon, this book is meant for people who NEVER in their lives have seen the inside of a gym, or guys who have been on the Varisty Band Squad throughout High School and College, and were trying to get in shape for the prom because they were trying to bang the Football Captain's girlfriend while he was away winning the State Championships for their school. The first few tips on the "Basics of Weight Training" chapter (consists of 30 pages) starts out with really insightful tips such as : Choosing a Facility, (Is it in a convenient location?), Is the facility clean and well laid out?, Does it have a knowledgeable, educated staff?, What are the hours of operation?. Well thank God the authors added these questions to my list, because I was looking for a public gym in the least convenient location, with dirty machines and idiotic employees which isn't open when I am available to work out. (Can you smell my sarcasm?, good, because I'm laying it on pretty thick)
It gets better when they show pictures of things that are very hard to figure out such as a bench, a rack of free weights, and a Weight Tree (USed to store barbell plates...I actually thought they were pedal trees, to hang my old Shimanos on))
Seriously, save your money, buy The Cyclists Traing Bible, and you will learn more about cycling fitness in the first few sentences than you will in this book...
I am under the assumption that people who have taken an interest in cycling, are not the 800 pound people you see on the news ready to die of morbid obestity, who need to get the walls in their apartment buildings ripped down, and lifted off their couch by a crane with ten empty bags of Doritos resting on their bloated stomachs. Buy another book, or just buy a Cycle Ops trainer, throw it in your basement and buy a CTS Training video. You'll get much more out of it.
15 of 37 people found this review helpful
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Very generic....., December 12, 2006
By R. Fleck
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This book offers no real insight other then the standard thoughts like cyclists should do high repetitions with low weight so as not to build bulky muscles. Other standard thoughts include varying your workout over time to constantly stress your muscles so they don't become too accustomed to one particular workout routine. The author references his personal training program available via his website one too many times for my taste. When reading the book you get the feeling that the ""cycling"" aspect of the book seems more the result of a search and replace operation in a word processor versus a book really geared towards cyclists.
If you haven't spent much time in a gym lifting weights then this book might be more valuable then I found it.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
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Very generic....., December 11, 2006
By R. Fleck
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This book offers no real insight other then the standard thoughts like cyclists should do high repetitions with low weight so as not to build bulky muscles. Other standard thoughts include varying your workout over time to constantly stress your muscles so they don't become too accustomed to one particular workout routine. The author references his personal training program available via his website one too many times for my taste. When reading the book you get the feeling that the "cycling" aspect of the book seems more the result of a search and replace operation in a word processor versus a book really geared towards cyclists.
If you haven't spent much time in a gym lifting weights then this book might be more valuable then I found it.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
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Loved it!, July 29, 2003
By Anna Nett (Santa Barbara, CA USA)
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I have always read in bike magazines that the way to improve your strength on the bike you need to lift weights. Problem is, I don't know the right way to do it! This book gave me all of the knowledge I needed to design a training program and perform the exercises correctly and safely. I'm already seeing the benefits!
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
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well presented, September 25, 2005
By Peter J. Thornton (Australia)
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I found the advice to be well presented and thought out. I am a non professional cyclist and some of it was too detailed and geared to a racing season approach. Overall though it was informative and interesting, with some valuable tips about how to avoid injury that i had not encountered.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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A Great Beginner's Guide, April 10, 2007
By Truth About Caffeine.com (SCR Books)
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This book is an invaluable resource for those just getting into cycling. It also makes a great reference tool for the advanced cyclist.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Super information!, July 31, 2005
By Sophie (Cali)
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Every cyclist wants to get better. I needed to gain strength so I could climb and keep up with the pack. Off the bike training following the guidelines laid out in this book helped me get the extra edge that more miles were not going to give me. I really got into the program and it paid off big!
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Just what I was looking for, January 4, 2007
By ANTONIO LEAL (Portugal)
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This book really changed my cycling performance, it's great for cyclists and also for everybody else.
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Pass..., April 4, 2011
By theWyatt (Chicago Il)
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This was a ton of common sense here if you have been weight training for a bit. I would recommend P90x - The legs and back DVD and Plyometrics for leg strength. Look into INSANITY by beachbody as well. This will put your VO2 max up and your legs will thank you! Insanity is NO JOKE! Real tough
Forget this book... get the above and you will be a stud.
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Too basic, February 27, 2011
By Chris Harris
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This is so basic of a weight training book that only a beginner might glean something from it. It doesn't get too far into the specialties of physiology around the sport. I think that this book would be good for someone just starting a basic weightlifting program.
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