The Massive E book of Endurance Coaching and Racing

7 reviews for The Massive E book of Endurance Coaching and Racing

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   FireChuck – November 30, 2024

   Life Changing – This Book Was My Missing Link
   A few years ago, I was barely able to walk, much less run. I suffered from horrendous Plantar Fasciitis in both feet that would leave me hobbled after a morning of coaching my kid’s soccer team. Trips to the podiatrist, painful injections in the heels, and expensive custom orthotics didn’t seem to help. I was giving up all hope when my wife and I saw Christopher McDougall, the author of “Born to Run,” interviewed on the Daily Show. He described the same “icepick in the heel” pain I was having, so my wife bought his book for me as a gift. It literally changed my life, actually, considering my family history of heart disease, may have saved my life. While I have trained barefoot to work on form, I do not consider myself a barefoot runner. But, I have readjusted my gait to a very natural, mid-foot running form using Newton Running shoes. While it took a while to build up my atrophied calf muscles, less than 2 years later and 50 years old, I was running regularly without joint pain, but was still struggling every now and then with significant flu-like pain and fatigue. And my Plantar Fasciitis, the vampire bite of running injuries, was always lurking out there forcing me to take 2, sometimes even 3 rest days between runs, and when it would flare, I could be down for 2 to 3 months. In summary, I was running, I was running better, but I was still struggling more than I felt I should be. When I tried to extend my runs out to the 8 to 12 mile range, I always found a demon lurking out there in the thin air, ready to pour cement in my legs while I would bonk and my body would shut down. The dream of running a marathon seemed beyond my grasp.While researching a “100-Ups” drill on McDougall’s website, I stumbled across McDougall’s endorsement for Dr. Maffetone’s book. I bought the Kindle edition and started reading “The Big Book on Endurance Training and Racing” and was hooked by the first few pages of the introduction. I learned that the biggest hurdle I had to get over was my male ego. I was pushing too hard and running too fast. My running partner and I were both suffering from aerobic deficiencies that we could measure with our heart rate monitors. While we could run moderate distances in the 8’s and 9’s, we were locomotives causing injury in our anaerobic zones, and excess weight just wasn’t coming off. So, while skeptical, I decided to give the Maffetone method a try and only a month later, I am happy to report to all of you I have seen amazing improvements in my aerobic function by slowing down and following Maffetone’s advice. Here are summary results from my two actual MAF tests 1 month apart. To demonstrate just how deficient my aerobic zone was, I had to slow down from my usual 9 min/mile pace to 12:37/mile average in my first 4 mile MAF test. Talk about a blow to the ego! But in the book’s sidebars, you will learn that you are not alone, that even elite athletes have suffered from the same aerobic/anaerobic imbalance. So, 1 month later, at the same aerobic heart rate, my average time in my most recent MAF test has improved to 11:28/mile.Additional benefits of training aerobically and teaching my body how to burn fat is that I have lost a total of 10 pounds so far. I have left that demon behind in the dust, and I am now running a ½ marathon every weekend with plenty of gas left in the tank, and I will run my first marathon in the spring. I can even run back-to-back runs if my training schedule calls for it, which is a miracle for me considering where I’ve come from. And when I need to pick the pace up on race day, I find that my AHR is lower than it used to be, even when I am in the anaerobic zone, and I can gradually pick up my pace as the race progresses. I feel that Maffetone is teaching me how to build this much needed, and often overlooked base.While McDougall’s book provided the inspiration for the paradigm shift I so desperately needed, I honestly believe that Maffetone’s book was the missing piece to the puzzle. Get this book, get a good heart-rate monitor, set the ego aside, and enjoy pain-free progress in your running. I cannot recommend it enough.

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   Paul Riehemann – November 30, 2024

   THE book for endurance training & racing
   Dr. Maffetone is a pioneer and his methods work. His coaching helped Mark Allen win six Ironman World Championship titles in Hawaii. Dr. Maffetone’s 180 Formula for determining maximum aerobic heart rate (MAHR), coupled with his maximum aerobic function (MAF) test are the foundation for an effective training and racing program. Since I started following his methods, my race times have dropped, injuries are very rare and my overall health has improved.The information on ‘carbohydrate intolerance’ and Dr. Maffetone’s Two-Week Test are priceless. I’ve completed the Two-Week Test and experienced the benefit of more even energy levels and reduced belly fat. Why do we eat so many refined carbohydrates and so much sugar anyway? Stop it for two weeks (based on the protocol outlined), see how you feel and how much weight you lose, and then decide how you want to eat. Dr. Maffetone also details how eating fewer refined carbs and less sugar will improve your training and racing. But don’t take my word for it – the MAF test (running a set course at MAHR) will provide you with the results.Results: at age 29 I qualified for the Ironman in Hawaii and completed the race in 10:37. Several years later I started using Dr. Maffetone’s methods and competed in races up to ½ Ironman in length. (This book includes the information from two of Dr. Maffetone’s earlier titles, Training for Endurance and Eating for Endurance.) At age 43 I qualified for Hawaii again and set a goal of beating my previous Hawaii time. I completed the race in 10:19. This would not have happened without Dr. Maffetone’s methods.I give this book to the triathletes I coach and it is the basis for our work together. The key is that athletes feel and see the results; this is motivating. “The Big Book” truly is THE book for faster race times, reduced body fat and better overall health.

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   Alejandro – November 30, 2024

   Llego en buen estado

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   sean – November 30, 2024

   I’ve read around half of this book. Overall I’m happy with it. The one criticism I have is to me it feels like it gets a bit too technical at times and goes into detail on things that don’t provide practical benefit…I guess this is subjective though.However, from what I’ve read there has been plenty of good points which seem good to me. Some topics (to name a few) I’ve found good so far:Taking a holistic approachAerobic vs anaerobic (why aerobic is key)Calculating aerobic HRMAF testPlanning your running yearThe 2 week carb test could be interestingI think the fundamental points are very good and as someone who has had injury problems I’m looking forward to putting the points I’m learning to practice. It has given me hope and optimism that I can do things in a more sustainable way (especially having seeing interviews of people on YouTube who have explained the level they reached using this approach).

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   Tapojoy Chatterjee – November 30, 2024

   This is the bible of athletic performance. It is exhaustive and precise at the same time. It provides you clear steps to execute, and if you practise them, you will reap the benefits. This book made Mt Kilimanjaro happen for me.

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   Filippo Guastella – November 30, 2024

   Molto molto interessante

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   michalchojnacki – November 30, 2024

   Great books. Lots of info that os eye opening. I recomend it to everyone that os info running.