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 Great training, Climb better October 17, 2002
Richard Wachtel
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
When I saw that Clyde Soles had another book out I bought it right away. I wasn't disappointed. This book covers training and nutrition in an easy to read but comprehensive manner. There are alot of books on training out there but none are specific to climbing like this one. I hate books that just rehash everything you already know--Not this book, you can tell the author has done his homework. Highly recommended for any level of climber...Beginner to Hardman (or woman!)
Soles fills Climbing Traing gap June 11, 2003
Jacky Doyle (Canberra, ACT Australia)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
After reading this book my first thought was I don't need to write the book on climbing training i had planned. As a sports physiologist, trainer and climber I had been disappointed by the lack of scientically sound and useful book on training for climbing, soles has filled this gap.Whilst I don't agree with all of soles theories, these are minor differences due mainly to differnet interpretations of research. As with all sports, climbing needs to much more extensive research into performance and training, but Soles has produced and excellent volume with current knowledge. All in all an excellent book I would have no hesitation in recommending to anyone interested in improving there climbing performance, no matter what your level of climber. An emminently readable and usefull book.
definitely a must-read June 16, 2003
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
If you're looking for a book that explains not only what to do to increase your climbing performance but also how to do and why to do, don't look further, get Soles' book right away. I got into mountain climbing 3 years ago and all through these years I craved for a book about training for mountaineering explaining the principles and containing useful sample programs, but all that stuff out there were about training for rock climbing only, except Mark Twight's Extreme Alpinism with its valuable chapters on training. Twight's book is excellent, though the chapters about training are not detailed enough naturally, it's not a book about training after all. Well, I don't have to crave anymore, I found what I was looking for and more in Clyde's book. It doesn't matter if you're an alpinist or a sport climber or whatever, I'm sure this book will work for everyone.Maybe most important of all, take Clyde's word, learn to have fun while training. This book surely will help you on this one...
What a Great Book November 5, 2004
Greg Kasper (NYC)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I had been climbing for a while, and wanting to get better. When I started to train with climbing in mind, I really didn't know where to start. So, I did the usual things and felt frustrated. Fortunately I came across this book. It really answers questions, is immensely practical, and is a pleasant read. If you want to climb stronger, get this book.
Climbing: Training for Peak Performance June 1, 2009
Michael T. Walenta
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great book. Nice to get through all the nutritional information that really makes sense.
If you're going to Climb, spend the time to Train. And the best way to making training work is to "Train Smarter, not Harder" and this book Climbing: Training for Peak Performance, does just thatClimbing: Training For Peak Performance by Clyde Soles
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