Fast After 50 How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life [Paperback]

Fast After 50is 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.

In his groundbreaking bookFast After 50, Friel offers 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 50presents 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

InFast 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.

Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S. Bicyclingmagazine

Fast After 50is the best of this years batch of practical books on science and performance. A great overview of the science of endurance training for anyone, but particularly focused on how to adapt as you get older. Solid advice, clearly presented. Runners World

One of the most trusted coaches in triathlon. LAVAmagazine

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