Lance Armstrong Performance Program

by Lance Armstrong

Behind Lance Armstrong's amazing success is a multifaceted plan of strengthening, bicycling, and nutrition so strong and so effective that it created a legend. Now, with "The Lance Armstrong Performance Program, "cyclists of every experience level can find the exercises, riding schedules, endurance builders and mental tricks that brought Lance back to the pinnacle of cycling. Now, Lance Armstrong wants you to have his program, too. Inside you'll find: * Practical tips on all aspects of cycling from equipement to essential maintenance * Comprehensive training plans including a 7-week program, training techniques and recovery tips * Eating plans for fitness and enhanced performance Whether a novice or a pro, you can now ride the same path as Lance to achieve your personal best.

Genres: Cycling, Sports, Health, Nonfiction, Fitness

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs over his career. As a result, Armstrong is currently banned for life from all sanctioned bicycling events.
At age 16, Armstrong began competing as a triathlete and was a national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990. In 1992, he began his career as a professional cyclist with the Motorola team. Armstrong had success between 1993 and 1996 with the World Championship in 1993, the Clásica de San Sebastián in 1995, Tour DuPont in 1995 and 1996, and a handful of stage victories in Europe, including stage 8 of the 1993 Tour de France and stage 18 of the 1995 Tour de France. In 1996, he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal metastatic testicular cancer. After recovering, Armstrong founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation (now the Livestrong Foundation) to assist other cancer survivors.
Returning to cycling in 1998, Armstrong was a member of the US Postal/Discovery team between 1998 and 2005 when he won his seven Tour de France titles. Armstrong retired from racing at the end of the 2005 Tour de France, but returned to competitive cycling with the Astana team in January 2009, finishing third in the 2009 Tour de France later that year. Between 2010 and 2011, he raced with Team Radio Shack, and retired for a second time in 2011.
Armstrong became the subject of doping allegations after winning the 1999 Tour de France. For years, he denied involvement in doping. In 2012, a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation concluded that Armstrong had used performance-enhancing drugs over the course of his career and named him as the ringleader of "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." While maintaining his innocence, Armstrong chose not to contest the charges, citing the potential toll on his family. He received a lifetime ban from all sports that follow the World Anti-Doping Code, ending Armstrong's competitive cycling career. The International Cycling Union (UCI) upheld USADA's decision and decided that his stripped wins would not be allocated to other riders. In January 2013, Armstrong publicly admitted his involvement in doping. In April 2018, Armstrong settled a civil lawsuit with the United States Department of Justice and agreed to pay US$5 million to the U.S. government after whistleblower proceedings were commenced by Floyd Landis, a former team member.

Reviews

[Si · Rating 4 out of 5]

Does what it says on the tin.

Really helpful book to introduce you to the way of the lycra. Covers all the basics from nutrition and heart rate monitors, to pedalling techniques and recovery.

I used one of the training regimes after coming back from injury and although it didn't feel like I was working hard enough to improve, I kept a close eye on the numbers, and sure enough my fitness shot up faster than I would have expected in such a short time.

Useful as a reference too.

[Gerrit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inmiddels wat gedateerd

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good training guide to prepare for competitive cycling. As a recreational enthusiast, I found the information to be very helpful to my own training plans. However, the training regimens specified in this book are far beyond my grasp as someone who works full time. If you bike as much as this book tells you to, then you are going to be awesome.

[Fizzmas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This bike has alot of easy to understand information. I really liked the cycling schedules that are layed out for different leveled riders. This book is for people that want to get edurance not for riders that want to shed a couple of seconds off their racing times.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

While the book presumes you have endless time to spend on the bike, there are a tremendous amount of very helpful tips in here. From technique, to diet, all things that are improving my efficiency on the bike.

[Tanner Whetsel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated but decent info for people looking to get into cycling. Read on a plane.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good introductory book to cycling for those looking to get into race shape. The information is generally quite basic and can be repetitive, but Chris Carmichael does a good job of giving a large overview of cycling. Lance Armstrong's input seems limited to small sidebars, but they are interesting nonetheless.

The best part of this book are the training plans, of course. Carmichael delivers a wide variety of workouts that will help riders with speed, endurance, climbing and sprinting. There are good tips about how to not overtrain, yet still cycle on an almost daily basis.

Overall, while this book is already dated, the training plans are still great and useful. This gives a nice overview of cycling for the rider looking to take the next step from beginning riding.

[Marianna]

I bought this used book at a coffee shop in Cortez, and since I'm trying to improve my bicycling training program thought it was a perfect choice. I also want to learn more about cadence, resistance/gearing, training programs. It's a good, fairly basic book, good for a bicycling neophyte like me. He defines unfamiliar terms, describes how to do periodic tuneups and fix flats, appropriate biking clothing, and more. I didn't like that there were no diagrams of the bike parts he was talking about - I'm not familiar enough with bike parts to know the difference between a crankarm and a head!

[Roxie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! The information was presented in a great organized way! I learned so much about almost every subject they presented. Not only did they supply information but, they explained why they did it that way or why Lance did things a certain way if it was "different" than the regular way of teaching/coaching.

I ended up marking my copy with notes and a highlighter. I will continue to use it as a great reference book for years to come as I increase my cycling speed and endurance!

[Achu · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a keen cyclist myself (mostly commuting and weekend rides) I really enjoyed the book as it catered to different levels of cyclists (right from a beginner to a professional, so I could follow parts of the training, including food and a few exercises, and it certainly has helped. Will definitely recommend to anyone hoping to get more out of their cycling

[Abby]

I just have to laugh that I am actually reading this, but if I can get through all the bragging without vomiting I hope to glean some good tips from old Lance. However, the many many pictures of his bulging thighs are not quite the motivation I'm looking for.

[Sarah Eckert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for anyone who's training for any cycling event.

[Cooweescoowee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an easy and inspiring read with lots of technical information. It is geared at a younger male audience but there is plenty of useful information for all readers interested in cycling.

[Arnþór Logi Arnarson · Rating 1 out of 5]

For the absolute beginner. Not very informative.

[Dave Wylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great insight to lances training. Good starting point for aspiring cyclists. Need to scribble through the book changing to kmh and kgs but that's easy.

[Marianne Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty standard stuff but is a good resource. Lots of good information on diet and strength training, the cycling parts are great if you have a LOT of time to ride.

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic book for the begining bike racer

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Training Program

[Andrei Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

Utilă și interesantă. Unele momente le citești ca pe o scenă dintr-un detectiv.