Base Building for Cyclists

Base Building for Cyclists is the missing link for cyclists who are looking to build a stronger aerobic engine, increase overall fitness, avoid common setbacks, and ultimately achieve more speed.

• Fully illustrated with tables, figures, & photographs.
• Cyclists of any age, experience, skill and talent levels can reach their full potential as both an athlete and individual by finding greater satisfaction through the process of training their bodies and minds for
athletic competition.
• Author Thomas Chapple is an established Ultrafit coach with a wealth of real experience in road and track racing at the regional level and downhill mountain biking at the national level.
• Foreword by Joe Friel

Once the season starts, most cyclists are saving every spare moment for the road. The miles to ride in preparation for upcoming races leave little time for fundamentals like strength training or cross-training.
This is just one of the reasons why Thomas Chapple argues that the success of the upcoming season depends on the extent to which you can build your foundation of aerobic fitness, or your "base," for the
road ahead.

After identifying a cyclist's strengths and limiters, it is time to sacrifice the volume of training and the perceived level of fitness in order to increase intensity and broaden the aerobic base. In effect, this
builds a bigger engine and the cyclist is then able to work back up to the higher volumes and an overall improved levels of fitness and speed.

But Chapple's guidance for cyclists extends past the important
off-season months to establish a more efficient plan for the upcoming year. A stronger base makes a stronger, faster cyclist.

Author
Thomas Chapple is a licensed elite-level USA Cycling and USA Triathlon coach. He has competed at the national level in downhill mountain bike racing, and regionally in road and track. Since he started coaching full-time in 1997, Thomas has helped athletes finish their first race or century, and enabled competitive athletes to advance from the local ranks to placement at national and world championships.
Thomas lives in Bellevue, Washington.