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Joe Friel Workshop at SSISA: All you need to know about power & heart-rate based training

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The Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA) together with my Training Day Triathlon Academy, PowerTap, CycleOps and Bicycling magazine, is proud to present an evening workshop with world -acclaimed coach Joe Friel & exercise physiologist at SSISA, Dr Ben Capastagno.

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Joe Friel is perhaps the most recognizable name among triathlon and cycling coaches in the world. Considered one of the sports’ original coaches, he has unrivalled experience in training athletes from novice to Olympian. Co-founder of TrainingPeaks.com, Joe has a Master’s degree in exercise science is author of more than 10 best selling endurance books.

Joe will be joined by exercise physiologist, Dr Ben Capastagno who heads up the cycling division of the Discovery High Performance Centre at the SSISA. Speakers will discuss and compare training protocols – including heart rate & power testing, as well as training with a power meter and the value of laboratory and field testing.

The workshop will take place at the SSISA on 22 October 2014 at 17h45 for 18h15. Tickets costing R250 per person are available online at: www.ssisa.com/events/workshops/.

Join us for a power-filled evening – with two spectacular minds in high performance bought to you in association with Cyclelops & Powertap, two leading brands in power based training in South Africa.

For further information regarding the SSISA – please visit www.ssisa.com and why not follow us on Facebook and @Sportscience_sa – and to find out more about the Joe Friel’s tour – please follow twitter @mytrainingday or contact info@mytrainingday.com.

Comments

r0adrunner

Oct 11, 2014, 1:23 PM

As someone who has read Joel Friels books on training and uses WKO+, will the talk still be informative?

 

Will it be the basics of power training, or more indepth and focus on analyses etc.

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