The Time-Crunched Triathlete: Race-Winning Fitness in 8 Hours a Week

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The Time-Crunched Triathlete presents a fast-paced triathlon training program that delivers competitive speed without the time demands of conventional approaches. In as few as 8 hours a week, triathletes can develop the speed and endurance they need to be competitive in triathlon, from sprint to half-iron distance races.

Drawing upon principles refined while coaching busy endurance athletes, Chris Carmichael shows triathletes how to build fitness in three sports on a realistic schedule that fits into their busy professional and personal lives.

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Overview

The Time-Crunched Triathlete presents a fast-paced triathlon training program that delivers competitive speed without the time demands of conventional approaches. In as few as 8 hours a week, triathletes can develop the speed and endurance they need to be competitive in triathlon, from sprint to half-iron distance races.

Drawing upon principles refined while coaching busy endurance athletes, Chris Carmichael shows triathletes how to build fitness in three sports on a realistic schedule that fits into their busy professional and personal lives.

Complete with training plans, case studies, nutritional guidelines, and success stories, The Time-Crunched Triathlete is the book active working professionals and parents have been waiting for.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781934030615
  • Publisher: VeloPress
  • Publication date: 11/8/2010
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 123,839
  • Series: The Time-Crunched Athlete Series
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

CHRIS CARMICHAEL, Lance Armstrong's longtime coach and founder of Carmichael Training Systems Inc., was named the U.S. Olympic Committee's Coach of the Year in 1999. He is the coauthor of The Lance Armstrong Performance Program and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness: Eat Right to Train Right," He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

JIM RUTBERG has been working closely with Chris Carmichael for more than 7 years, starting as an athlete and then progressing to pro coach and director of publishing for Carmichael Training Systems, Inc. They have collaborated on four other books including the national bestseller "Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness: Eat Right to Train Right," He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Jim Rutberg works at Carmichael Training Systems and is a writer living in Colorado Springs.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Abbreviations xiii

1 A Fresh Outlook for Triathlon 1

2 The Science of the Time-Crunched Triathlete Program 21

3 Control and Insight: Monitoring Your Training 65

4 Integrated Nutrition for Superior Performance 113

5 Workouts and Training Programs 149

6 Racing to Your Strengths 221

7 Stepping Up to 70.3 241

8 Strength Training on Limited Time 255

Acknowledgments 287

Appendix A Pace Ranges for CTS Running Workouts 289

Appendix B Pace Ranges for CTS Swimming Workouts 293

References 299

Index 305

About the Authors 313

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 30, 2012

    In Shape & NOT a beginner's manual

    This was like reading a college text book. And if you are a beginner or not already in shape. Buy it for your bookshelf until you are.

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