303. Fast After 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life | Joe Friel
I thought this would be a great episode with Joe Friel, to kick off the 2023 Cycling training season. Talking more about how to properly train as we age, is so important. Enjoy and please share!
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https://amzn.to/3vWeoj1Episode 41 with Jim Rutburg and their collaboration on the RIDE INSIDE training book
FAST AFTER 50 3 Part Series with Joe Friel
Part 1: Aging Athlete: Aging Athlete: Cellular Changes, Limiters and Nature VS Nurture
Part 2: The importance of routine: Sleep, Eat, Recover, Train, Repeat
Part 3: High-Performance Training & Intensity: How to do it right
For every endurance athlete who wants to stay fast for years to come: cyclists, runners, swimmers, skiers, rowers, triathletes
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. By training to ward off the effects of age, athletes can extend their racing careers for decades--and race to win.
Fast After 50 presents proven 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
Read this groundbreaking book and you'll see that with the right approach, 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 the best-selling author of more than a dozen books for athletes. He is also a masters multiple champions and has coached winning athletes of all ages and abilities from novice to elite, both amateur and professional.