I love the book. It gives you all the tools to develop a year plan with base and peaks and stuff. Also what excercises to do to increase whatever ability. I think I get maximum out of my little training because of this book. from amazon: The Best Training Book Available, September 22, 2003 By A Customer This review is from: The Cyclist's Training Bible (Paperback) Having studied most of the works of Armstrong, Lemond, Hinault, Burke, Carmichael, etc. and having used personal trainers including Kirk Willett, the current Prime Alliance GM, I can say that this is the one book you simply cannot do without if you want to race a bicycle. Whether you want to train 100 hours a year as a first year racer, or are looking to rack up a thousand hours and get your first real pro contract, you will benefit from this text. I work about a 50-60 hour week and raise a family. There is no way I could have achieved the level of cycling proficiency I have without this text. It makes the amount of time I decide to spend training pay dividends on race day. This book has two potential drawbacks. First, it is possible to get too wrapped up in the minutae of planning each and every workout for the next six months. Friel offers literally hundreds of possible workouts to choose from, and a system for selecting workouts that will help you approach each ride with a specific purpose. So long as you have some ability to read and apply both principals and a suitable level of detail, this book can not be beat. My second issue is that I have worn out the binding from so much use and now need to buy a new copy.
