Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction PART I: WHY POWER MATTERS Chapter 1: Why Use a Power Meter? Why Power? Why Not Heart Rate, Speed, or Feel? Output and Input Warning! Chapter 2: What Is Power? The Basics of Power How a Power Meter Works Getting Fitter and Faster With Power Chapter 3: Getting Started With Your Power Meter What's on Your Handlebars? KiloJoules, Average Power, and Normalized Power Power's Relationships with Time and Heart Rate PART II: TRAINING MORE EFFECTIVELY Chapter 4: Your Power Zones Power Zones FTP: Your Most Important Number Your Personal Power Zones Chapter 5: Riding with Intensity How Hard Did You Ride? How Well Did You Pace? Burning Matches Chapter 6: Are You Fitter and Faster? Power and Heart Rate Compared Power and Energy Are You Tired? Are You Fitter and Faster? Chapter 7: Using Your Power Meter for High Performance Power Training Components Power and Periodization Performance Management PART III: IMPROVING COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE Chapter 8: Power Training for Time Trials and Triathlons What's Important? Preparing for Your Triathlon Preparing for Your Time Trial Steady-State Racing With Power Chapter 9: Power Training for Road Racing What's Important? Preparing for Your Road Race Road Racing With Power Chapter 10: Power Training for Endurance Events What's Important? Preparing for Your Event Century Rides With Power Multi-Day Tours With Power Chapter 11: Power Training for Mountain Bike Racing What's Important? Preparing for Your Mountain Bike Race Mountain Bike Racing With Power Appendix A: Power-Based Workouts Appendix B: Analysis Software Abbreviations Glossary

About the Author

Joe Friel is the most trusted endurance sports coach in the world. He is the best-selling author of The Triathlete's Training Bible, The Cyclist's Training Bible, Fast After 50, Going Long, Your Best Triathlon, The Power Meter Handbook, and Your First Triathlon. His TrainingBible Coaching service is one of the most successful and respected in endurance sports.

Joe has trained endurance athletes since 1980, including national champions, world championship contenders, and Olympic athletes in triathlon, duathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking.

He is an elite-certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling coach and holds a master's degree in exercise science. He conducts training and racing seminars around the world and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. He has also been active in business as the founder of Ultrafit, an association of coaching businesses; TrainingPeaks, a web-based software company; and TrainingBible Coaching.

Reviews

"A great introduction to using a power meter for your bike."--Boston.com

"A simplified approach to using a power meter effectively."--Cycling Weekly

"Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book The Cyclist's Training Bible has become, well... the Bible of the sport."--Bicycling magazine

"Many of us have spent thousands on sophisticated power meters, so it seems another $16.95 to make sure we're using them to their fullest potential is a no-brainer. After a few chapters to make sure you understand your power meter and what those numbers you're drooling over really mean, Friel helps you determine your individual power zones and functional threshold power. From here he helps you determine when and how to train harder, build a better base, and the crux of it all: get fitter and faster to improve overall competitive performance."--BikeRumor.com

"Renowned coach Joe Friel demystifies this training tool and offers 12 power-based workouts, as well as weekly training schedules for road races, time trials, triathlons, and century rides."--Bicycling magazine

"The ridiculously, underutilized power meter finally has a handbook to help you get the full benefit. Packed full of specific, useful information, if you own a power meter, [The Power Meter Handbook] is an absolute essential piece of equipment."--TriEdge.net

"Training using a power meter can seem like a daunting undertaking, but coach and author of The Cyclist's Training Bible Joe Friel simplifies the process in his new book, The Power Meter Handbook."--Canadian Cycling magazine

One of the most trusted coaches in the sport.--LAVA magazine