Cycling Anatomy

If you love cycling like I do, you'll learn a lot of the mechanics of how your body and your bicycle work in tandem for fitness and fun!Interesting topic in your scientifically inclined.

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I wanted to add a little balance to the otherwise glowing reviews of this book. I agree with most if not all of the positive comments made in the other reviews. The diagrams are clear and the instructions for each exercise concise and easy to follow. I also think the variations listed for each exercise to be a nice touch. The basic physiology discussion also seems to be clear and concise. So far so good......Now for the criticism. This book is incomplete. There is absolutely no discussion about how to combine these exercises into a workable program. Which exercises should I choose? How many times a week should I work out? How many reps, sets of each exercise should be done. How should I modify the program over time? None of these topics is covered at all. You are left with a long list of possibilities and absolutely no guidance on how to combine them. The author mentions in early in chapter one that the discussion of constructing specific workout routines is "beyond the scope of this book". Well it shouldn't be. In fact in my opinion at least half of the book should be devoted to this topic with several example routines included. Also while the presentation is quite clear, if you have ever lifted weights before there is very little in the way of new or unique exercises here. If you pick up any book on general fitness weight training you will see a very similar list of exercises. The idea that this book contains cycle specific training is a bit of a stretch. For example I am sure I use my biceps while riding but listing curls as a "cycle specific" exercise seems a bit much. Really this book is just a collection of exercises that (when combined somehow.....) give you a general conditioning program.Include material on workout design and implementation and you have a 5 star book. Without it you are left with something that presents little new information beyond what you could find doing a couple of Google searches.

I bought this book based on the reviews that stated the pictures were well drawn and showed what muscle groups were being used for specific exercises. Well, they were not lying. The pictures are large, colorful, and show exactly what muscles you are stretching for a warm up or exercise. The writers give very short (to the point), but detailed advice on how to perform each exercise correctly. Sometimes, they give you an alternative way of performing an exercise if the first suggestion is too difficult for a novice to perform.The one thing I wish they had done was to write, in layman's terms, the names of each muscle group. This would make it easier for me to talk about each group of muscles to others. The terms they use are for professionals, and they are sometimes hard to pronounce. Otherwise, the pictures do the trick for showing one what muscle or muscle groups one is working.I'm very pleased with my purchase, and highly recommend buying this book if you want to strengthen you muscles for riding.

A clear and concise description of the muscles involved in cycling. Easy to know which muscles and how to strengthen.

I actually take this book to the gym with me in my gym bag. I refer to it so that I can visually match machine to the right muscle groups. I have done full and metric centuries, and the first to go is shoulders and lower back. The book breaks down these areas as they match the motion you make on the bike. Core work, from shoulders to hip flexors is essential - something I did not realize before, until I referred to this book. It would be neat if there was a digital version so that I could load the diagrams on my cell phone. Otherwise, I look like a bookworm with the book lying open on the ground as I am doing the rowing machine. :-)

Dr. Sovndal explains in concise language how the muscle groups work together to make cycling a full-body exercise, and the illustrations are helpful in showing where the muscles are and how to strengthen them. A friend in my Pilates class recommended this book to me and I recommend it, too, to any casual or performance cyclist. After a month of doing the exercises, I ride a one-day, 200-mile course with 16,500 feet of elevation gain and had far less body pain than on many way less difficult rides I made before my new awareness of my physiology.

The Sports Anatomy books (in general) are all very good. I see my husband referring to this and his other two books (Running Anatomy and Swimming Anatomy) on a regular basis. He is an avid marathoner who used to swim in high school. He is now branching into training for an Iron Man. As a physician, he believes knowledge about proper, sport-specific mechanics and training is your best defense against sports injury. I would recommend these books to anyone who is serious about learning the proper way to train and move in their sport of choice.

I needed to improve my upper body strength and flexibility.With Cycling Anatomy I was able to very quickly find suitable exercises and easily understand and execute them.Results were obvious within days.I'd recommend this book for cyclists whether male, female, young, old, professional or beginners.Oh, by the way, I'm 79 - it's never too late to exercise and see results.

Ce livre est un bon compagnon pour l'entrainement du cycliste. Il est très bien illustré et couvre tous les parties du corps.

I applied all the concepts right away and noticed a big difference

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The book is well written and the description of the book is accurate. Having said that the book was too basic for our son. If you are just starting biking for fitness or races then this book would be good however if you are well versed in fitness and exercises then this book will not provide much new information. If we had bought this book when our son started commuting every day then it would have been very helpful.