Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.4257 EAN: 9780736032889 ISBN: 0736032886 Label: Human Kinetics Publishers Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 255 Publication Date: 2001-07 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Sales Rank: 709134 Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers
Product DescriptionGain a competitive edge with the new triathlon training manual from top professional triathlete Wes Hobson. Swim, Bike, Run contains all you need to know to be successful in triathlons of any length, from Sprint to Olympic to Ironman. With years of professional experience to guide you, you’ll be racing smarter—and faster.
Swim, Bike, Run will teach you how to refine your technique in all three disciplines, making you a more efficient competitor. You’ll find out how to use the latest technology and choose the right equipment to enhance your training and racing. Training programs are presented for all three distances and can be customized to ensure that you are getting the optimal quality from your workouts.
You’ll also find information on • balancing workouts to avoid injury and staleness, • nutrition tips, • mental training, • choosing the right event, and • planning your season.
Hobson also shares his wealth of experience to teach you winning race strategy and gives tips for your perfect race-day preparation.
If you’re motivated to improve your triathlon performance, add knowledge and experience from a top professional to your arsenal and maximize your training with Swim, Bike, Run.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - An Outstanding Book!!
A fantastic book and on the "top two" of my recommended reading list for beginning triathletes. If you are going for detail and want in-depth and technical information on how to develop a training plan, go with the Triathlete's Training Bible. If you want a solid overview of the sport of triathlon, this is the book for you.
Swim, Bike, Run is written in a very straight-forward style and gives sound, practical advice. I am an avid reader of "things triathlon," so I've read just about ... Read More
Rating: - An Average Overview of Triathlons
This was the 1st triathlon book I bought. It gives an overview of the equipment, types of training in chapters on swimming, running and riding, time requirments, nutrition and sample training plans. It is NOT a training book perse. It will give the reader an idea of what it takes to start triathloning without overwhelming him and her. I think Triathlon 101 is better but it's a personal opinion.
Rating: - Pretty good, few problems.
I found this book to be fairly helpful. I especially liked the descriptions of form drills for all 3 disciplines. The informaiton was useful. What I did not like is that since I am new to the sport of triathlon, there were phrases used that I did not understand. This was most evident in the workouts. The text would describe everything well, but then in a listing of a sample workout it would use terms not explained in the text. This made it hard to figure out what to do sometimes. Also the author says ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent content, a little misguided
I always find myself buying triathlon training books, then ending up being disappointed because I haven't learned anything new from it. This book falls prey to that sometimes (EVERY triathlon book has a chapter devoted to nutrition that goes over carbs, protein and fats), but it also contains a lot of really good information about technical aspects of each sport (like how to handle hills and cornering on your bike), really planning a good training program to meet your own needs (in terms I could follow), ... Read More
- An Outstanding Book!!
- An Average Overview of Triathlons
