Product Description

"Mountain Bike Fitness Training" is a comprehensive manual for recreational or competitive mountain bikers wishing to enhance their performance in off-road riding. It is also a valuable resource for those who, wanting to improve their general fitness, have chosen the sport of mountain biking as a fun way to develop better health. This book includes in-depth guidelines on every aspect of mountain bike fitness training. Readers will learn how to assess their fitness; develop training programmes tailored to their needs; formulate a realistic diet plan; and ride a smarter and more ergonomically efficient race. Where applicable, detailed descriptions of do-it-yourself fitness tests, skill drills and training exercises are given, allowing readers to boost their fitness and skill at home with minimal specialist equipment. Every area of mountain bike fitness is explained, with easy-to-understand scientific information and relevant mountain biking examples. All disciplines of mountain biking are covered in "Mountain Bike Fitness Training". The book focuses on cross-country and downhill racing and includes other chapters dealing with expedition mountain biking; marathon mountain biking; the female mountain biker; the master/veteran rider; the young enthusiast; and the first-time racer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31697 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

What Mountain Bike
Take the guess work out of your training by buying this book. Verdict: 9/10.

Customer Reviews

IT IS LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN COACH
This book is a meaty read and quite heavy on the science aspects of training. But Metcalfe uses clear mountain bike examples to get his point across. I liked the step by step approach which helped me build a training plan that was specific to me. I aim to go through the processes outlined in the book each year to update my training programme. For this reason it is well worth the money and is a valuable reference guide.

Got me out of a slump
This was just what I needed to give my performance a boost. I had been training haphazardly for years and wasn't really improvong each year. Using this book enabled me to organise myself and sort out a training program. I have got fitter and my results so far this year are showing that I'm improving. If you want to save youself time and effort get hold of this book.

Not bad for wannabe pros
Not much advice for the general reader looking to use a mountain bike to get fit but plenty for the aspiring proffessional racer.