Description: Keeping your heart rate at the proper level during each workout improves that workout. It is that simple. But knowing the proper heart rate is key to gaining that extra benefit. Joe Friel guides readers step by step through the process of creating one's personalize heart rate program.
Brief description: Joe Friel has trained endurance athletes since 1980. His clients have included elite amateur and professional road cyclists, mountain bikers, triathletes, and duathletes. They have been from all corners of the globe and included American and foreign national champions, world championship competitors, and an Olympian. Joe holds a masters degree in exercise science, is a USA Triathlon and USA Cycling certified coach, and is the past Chairman of the USA Triathlon National Coaching Commission. He is a featured columnist for Inside Triathlon and VeloNews magazines, and writes feature stories for other international publications and websites. Joe conducts seminars around the country on training and racing for cyclists, multisport athletes, and coaches, and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. Every year Joe selects a group of the brightest coaches with the greatest potential and oversees their progress as they move into the ranks of elite-level coaching. As an age-group competitor, he was a Colorado State Masters Triathlon Champion, a Rocky Mountain region and Southwest region duathlon age-group champion, was on several All-American teams and represented the USA at the world championships several times. He also competes in road-running races and USCF bike races.
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