a mid-lifer's guide to endurance sports and life-long fitness /
Don Rose.
Indianapolis :
Meyer & Meyer Sport,
2017.
1 online resource
Titel; Impressum; CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction-The Adult-Onset Athlete; Part I Where to Begin-Demystifying Endurance Sports; Chapter 1 Endurance Road Biking; 1.1 Types of Road Biking Events and Races; 1.2 Road Bike Culture; 1.3 Getting Started With Road Biking; 1.4 Top Excuses for Not Road Biking; Chapter 2 Endurance Mountain Biking; 2.1 Types of Mountain Biking Events and Races; 2.2 Mountain Bike Culture; 2.3 Getting Started With Mountain Biking; 2.4 Top Excuses for Not Mountain Biking; Chapter 3 Endurance Running; 3.1 Types of Running Events and Races; 3.2 Running Culture.
10.2 Tools for Monitoring and MotivatingChapter 11 Fitness Assessment; 11.1 Basic Assessment; 11.2 Advanced Assessment; 11.3 Nutritional Assessment; Chapter 12 Basic Training Concepts; 12.1 Your Body on Training; 12.2 Training Zones; 12.3 Dr. Don's Ten Truths of Training; Chapter 13 Key Workouts and Training Plans; 13.1 Key Workouts for Each Sport; 13.2 Strength Training; 13.3 What? No Training Plans?; Part IV Go Time! Your First Epic Event; Chapter 14 General Race Considerations; 14.1 Planning and Execution; 14.2 Nutrition and Hydration; 14.3 Race Recap; Chapter 15 The Road Century.
15.1 Race Overview15.2 Race Report-Blood, Sweat, and Gears (BSG); Chapter 16 The Mountain Bike Metric Century; 16.1 Race Overview; 16.2 Race Reports; Chapter 17 The Marathon; 17.1 Race Overview; 17.2 Race Reports; Chapter 18 The Ironman Triathlon; 18.1 Race Overview; 18.2 Race Reports; Final Remarks; Appendix A: Road Cycling Clothing Chart; Appendix B: Parts of a Road Bike; Appendix C: Parts of a Full-Suspension Mountain Bike; Appendix D: Parts of a Running Shoe; Appendix E: A Primer on Reading and Interpreting Scientific Research; Appendix F: Running Clothing Chart.
3.3 Running Shoes3.4 Accessories and Clothing; 3.5 Running Mechanics; 3.6 Running Form; 3.7 Running Injuries; 3.8 Top Excuses for Not Running; Chapter 4 The Triathlon; 4.1 Types of Triathlons; 4.2 Triathlon Culture; 4.3 Getting Started With Triathlons; 4.4 Top Excuses for Not Doing a Triathlon; Part II The Endurance Body; Chapter 5 Making Movement-The Basics of Exercise Physiology; 5.1 The Musculoskeletal System; 5.2 The Cardiopulmonary System; 5.3 Lactate; 5.4 Training Effects; 5.5 Fatigue; Chapter 6 Nutrition 101-You Are What You Eat; 6.1 Micronutrients and Macronutrients.
6.2 Our Understanding of Food Over TimeChapter 7 The Mind and the Mental; 7.1 Motivation; 7.2 Determination and Grit; 7.3 Psychological Interventions; 7.4 Perceived Effort and Mental Fitness; 7.5 Meditation and Sports; 7.6 Sports and Mental Health; Chapter 8 Endurance Sports and Aging; 8.1 Slowing Down the Aging Process; 8.2 Training and the Masters Athlete; Part III Making It Real-Setting Goals, Planning, and Training; Chapter 9 The BHAG; 9.1 What Is a BHAG?; 9.2 The BHAG Breakdown; Chapter 10 Tools of the Trade-Measuring, Monitoring, and Motivating; 10.1 Tools for Measuring.