Fast After 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life by Joe Friel (Paperback, 2015)

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Friel shows athletes how to extend their racing careers for decades--and race to win. In Fast After 50, Joe Friel shows athletes that age is just a number--and race results are the only numbers that count.

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Fast After 50 is for every endurance athlete who wants to stay fast for years to come. For runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, and cross-country skiers, getting older doesn't have to mean getting slower. Drawing from the most current research on aging and sports performance, Joe Friel - America's leading endurance sports coach - shows how athletes can race strong and stay healthy well past age 50 with a smart approach for athletes to ward off the effects of age. Friel shows athletes how to extend their racing careers for decades - and race to win. Fast After 50 presents guidelines for high-intensity workouts, focused strength training, recovery, crosstraining, and nutrition for high performance: How the body's response to training changes with age, how to adapt your training plan, and how to avoid overtraining How to shed body fat and regain muscle density How to create a progressive plan for training, rest, recovery, and competition Workout guidelines, field tests, and intensity measurement In Fast After 50, Joe Friel shows athletes that age is just a number - and race results are the only numbers that count. With contributions from: Mark Allen, Gale Bernhardt, Amby Burfoot, Dr. Larry Creswell, John Howard, Dr. Tim Noakes, Ned Overend, Dr. John Post, Dr. Andrew Pruitt, and Lisa Rainsberger.

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PublisherVeloPress
ISBN-139781937715267
eBay Product ID (ePID)209384928

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Book TitleFast after 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life
AuthorJoe Friel
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
GenreSports
Number of Pages336 Pages

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Item Height228mm
Item Width177mm
Item Weight635g

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Title_AuthorJoe Friel
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

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  • Very interesting read.

    It as soon very good points and if I can follow just a few , it will benefit me a lot.

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  • Inspiring read

    If you’re interested in staying fit enough to compete beyond 50, this is the book for you. Full of recommendations as to training levels, periodisation, nutrition, rest and recovery. I’m feeling inspired to take it up a level and keep racing at my best.

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  • A must for anyone looking to get the most out of themselves as they age.

    A must for anyone looking to get the most out of themselves as they age. Well researched and referenced, easy to read. Take advantage of Joe's lifetime of experience as well.

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  • Fast After 50

    Book has a few folds running through the pages as if it’s been dropped on something sharp along the edge. Apart from that it’s perfect.

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  • Simple to understand

    Simple to understand it is a nice book for atletes how dont want to fall down there performance with ageing.

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  • Amazing book!

    If you are an ageing athletic person who wants to live a long healthy life then buy this book. It’s really really interesting.

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  • Straight talking read for maximum effect.

    Great book, a must read for those of us wanting to tackle the challanges of the older body..

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  • Great Book

    Really enjoyed the read.

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  • Fast after50

    Great read

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  • Perfect thank you

    Perfect thank you

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