Read Online Heart Rate Training Roy T Benson Declan Connolly 9780736086554 Books

Product details Paperback 224 pages Publisher Human Kinetics; 1 edition (March 22, 2011) Language English ISBN-10 0736086552

Heart Rate Training Roy T Benson Declan Connolly 9780736086554 Books Reviews

• Overall this book is very complete.
  The book first discusses the importance of heart rate training. Then it covers the definitions of aerobic and anaerobic exercise and the how the body adapts to training in both. Further on the book goes over had to calculate maximum heart rate, including various methods such as the VO2 test and the 220-age.
  In addition, the authors cover how to calculate training zones from the maximum heart rate. And the pros and cons of training within the zones. Finally, the book provides training plans, for swimming, running, biking, and rowing.
  Overall, this book is essential for anyone looking to increase their performance or is just getting started.
• I started running 2 years ago at age 64. Even though I'm not trying for speed, I always do want to get a little faster and better at running. I joined a few running groups and the trainers said run and you will get better. I was running with 20 and 30 year olds...got a bit frustrated and got an ankle injury in the process. Even though it was a Couch to 5K beginner training, I sure didn't run with any Couch people..LOL This book, along with my Garmin sport watch that has a Heart Rate Monitor in it, explained to me what I was doing wrong and how to do things the safe way. I now run by heart rate and not Pace as much. I'm improving slowly and enjoying it more because I understand what is happening and where my danger zone is and where the best heart rate is for the maximum improvement for my efforts. For me it has made a big difference. This book explains so much and
  I am so glad I found it.
• Lovely book. The book explains very well how to use your heart rate to train for any endurance activity. It explains on a very scientifically technical level, as well as in a plain layman level and also a with some short cuts along the way if you feel the workouts/ programs are way to long. It explains when you should transition and the intermediate transition phase.
  But the best part about the book besides its lucid explanation and detailing is it very clearly educates you how to make your own training program and not having to follow their own. A customized training plan which fits in your schedule and requirements with some reference from their own works perfect.
  I would say its works perfect for me and would definitely recommend it at any level of training.
  CON
  The only con to the book is that it all its examples are those of Running or runners. Heart rates, sample workouts. If they could have mixed it up a bit might benefit a lot more people. That's where it loses half a star.
• I think I have read every book about training there is, and this is the best as far as using heart rate to base your workouts on. It is a well written book, with straigth foward practical advice, but presented with humor. I have been really trying to obey his guidelines the past few months, and have changed my training in ways that I wouldn't have without this book. I still make the mistakes of going too hard on my easy days, and probably too hard on my interval days, but at least I now have a very clear idea of what I am supposed to do and why. This is an easy to read book that explains much of the science behind the main workouts that most runners do, and is valuable knowledge. There is probably a lot of pages that won't be read by everyone, since he details training programs for several sports, but there isn't a lot of filler stuff. The science is described in enough detail that you understand what you have to, but not so much that you fall asleep. Some heart rate training books seem sort of wimpy, but this book doesn't ease up on you, and is actually a good pep talk for going out and running hard. Now I am always thinking of his advise to not neglect the "bone crushers". I think it is a must read for any athlete of any level. I wish this book had been written years ago when heart rate monitors were just coming out.
• I've been a runner off and on for years. But have largely made the same mistake repeatedly -- I get too enthusiastic, train too hard and too fast without a proper base and get injured. Recently, I bought a Garmin Heart Rate Monitor and was very much enjoying using it. But it was more of a passive device, recording what I'd done and not really useful in planning workouts. This book revolutionized by thinking about running and my approach to my heart rate monitor. It not only has detailed training plans for the most common races - 5k thru Marathon. But it walks you through the logic and biochemistry of why it's best to train as outlines. As a result I've changed my training and am trying to follow their plan as outlined, which looks easy on paper, but is surprisingly humbling.
  
  Highly, highly recommend this book!
• If your an old athlete like me, give this new heart rate training a look. My daughter gave us a pair of fitbits, now I can train properly. Good solid book. Match your needs or sport then get after it. Modern technology who knew it would work for all athletes. Really great read.
• Prior to this book, the one book on heart rate training that I always referred to was Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot by John L. Parker. It was a brilliant book that used layman's terms to talk about the concepts involved with heart rate monitor training, but it focused mostly on running.
  
  Now this book expands on some of the concepts of training zones and glycogen production and storage, and provides sample training programs (including Fartlek) that one can use for their training. I'm primarily a runner, but will often swim or cycle for fun and also like to use the rowing machine on occasion. Some of the programs for running are helpful for me in tweaking some of my zones so that I'm not over-doing it on most days.
  
  Kudos to the authors too for not steering readers to one particular brand of heart rate monitor. A decade ago, consumers had very few choices in heart rate monitors (Polar), but today there are quite a few choices out there (Polar, Garmin, Suunto, etc), many of which allow you to program the training sessions in this book directly in to the watch.