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  <title><![CDATA[The Cyclist's Training Bible]]></title>
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  <default_description>&quot;Periodization,&quot; nutrition, stretching, peaking--who knew that so much went into riding a bike? Joe Friel's &lt;i&gt;The Cyclist's Training Bible&lt;/i&gt; is jam-packed with information, easily the most authoritative book on cycling to date. Friel, a lauded coach  and masters athlete from Colorado, adopts the principles of Dr. Tudor Bompa, whose periodization training methods were used first by the dominant Eastern European athletes of the 1960s before becoming popular in the United States.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joe Friel]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome, man I studied this book for months.  I got smarter, but sadly not any less-lazy.  So I'm still slow, but hopefully, a better off kind of slow.  <br/>The gist of it is this:  Don't over train.  <br/>I always thought 'the harder the better', but after taking a 6 month breather following nat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9604263">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an interesting book, and has a lot of good stuff in it. Joe Friel is just a little bit over the top, even for a book written for serious cyclists. The whole purpose of being alive seems to be so we can ride bikes fast in bike races. I love cycling, but this was a little too much for me.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Joe Friel is very knowledgeable and has trained many athletes at diverse levels. A great reference guide for beginners. Right now I am using this as a guide as to how to train for the coming year. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are interested in a road cycling training program, this is a good book to start off with.  It provides a nice run down of the setting up of a season program and the periodization that occurs within.  I have seen complaints about the book being overly technical but I think with a little patien...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18518878">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 23 11:30:24 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[don't overtrain (like running 2.5x as far as your longest day this year.) oop.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here is Mr. Friel's manual on cycling.  Just as with his other books, it is in-depth, scientific and long.  But it is proven and will lead to better cycling.  A must-read for avid cyclists.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Do you want to learn how to write training plans.  This is your book.<br/><br/>Noteable:  Tells you how many hours of riding you should be doing based on your Category.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[siricat gave me this book on a list of good books to read]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[for obsessive cyclists only ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Way to technical for me. ]]></body>
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