Best Training Read

tandrews8664

Hi,

Getting ready to start Winter training and just wondering what books people would advise for training.

So far have pondered on Time Crunched Cyclist and The Cyclist's Training Bible.

I only really want to buy one and focus on that, rather than trying to read a few and getting conflicting messages

The time crunched cyclist seems good, but i was hoping to get more than 6 hours training a week in

If it helps my training will be to get fit for racing come Spring, crit racing and some time trials. And i don't own a power meter but am purchasing a HR monitor and a turbo

Anyones recommendations, and why they recommend them would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

jgsi

6 hours of structured and hardfocussed training hours worth damn sight more than 3 times 'getting the miles' in hours.

tandrews8664

I take it that is a vote for time crunched cyclist then!

Cheers mate

stueys

Personally I'd get both, you can pick time crunched up for £7-9 on amazon. But they try to achieve different things, if you're sitting in May, wanting to prep for a race in August, time crunched every time. It gives you just enough information to make a good improvement in a short time.

But if your're sitting in October wondering how to get better and ready for next years season, then training bible is a better choice IMHO

tandrews8664

Thanks for that

Both sound like what I want really

So the bible is long term race fitness and time crunched cyclist is if you need a bit of a last minute boost or a change mid season?

stueys

Yep, time crunched gives you a good 3 month plan that will make a good difference. Also gives you the basics on training, nutrition, etc. bible will enable you to create a yearly training plan and map out base periods, etc in more detail. It's probably a better place to start at this time of the year.