Good books on endurance training

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Good books on endurance training

Post by Brendon99 » January 9th, 2016, 10:23 am

Hi all,

I'm looking for any recommendations on good books to read about endurance training on the erg. Specifically, dealing with the mental elements of training for long periods!

Many Thanks,

Brendon

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Post by sekitori » January 9th, 2016, 7:25 pm

Brendon99 wrote:Hi all,

I'm looking for any recommendations on good books to read about endurance training on the erg. Specifically, dealing with the mental elements of training for long periods!
It has nothing to do with training on the erg, but the best book I've ever read about endurance training and competition is "Born to Run" written by Christopher McDougall. It concerns members of an Indian tribe in Mexico who can run hundreds of miles injury free with little rest. The feature is a race between these people and outstanding American ultra-marathon runners. It offers extremely interesting insights as to how these people deal with the physical and mental effects of extreme long distance training.

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Re: Good books on endurance training

Post by Marsh_Creek_Sculler » January 10th, 2016, 5:26 pm

Brendon99 wrote:Hi all,

I'm looking for any recommendations on good books to read about endurance training on the erg. Specifically, dealing with the mental elements of training for long periods!

Many Thanks,

Brendon
Netflix and Amazon Prime help to pass the time on long erg pieces :D
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Post by G-dub » January 11th, 2016, 12:05 pm

I just read a decent book by Matt Fitzgerald called "How Bad Do You Want It?". has one chapter in there about the NZ double. Some items in there to think about and integrate. Mostly it lets you know that everyone has to figure out how to overcome suffering or hardships. I also read "The Runners Brain" by Dr. Jeff Brown recently. I honestly cant recall if I liked it or not!
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Post by heroesfitness » January 27th, 2016, 7:24 am

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Post by ArmandoChavezUNC » January 28th, 2016, 10:24 am

Running Formula by Jack Daniels.
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Post by G-dub » January 30th, 2016, 4:12 pm

Reading a good one now. Faster ... by Michael Hutchinson.
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Post by christopherregisryan » February 2nd, 2016, 12:05 pm

"Fast After 50" - Joe Friel. Just published. I wish he wrote it when I was 40.

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