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Power Speed Endurance: A Skill-Based Approach to Endurance Training
Power, Speed, ENDURANCE is a highly effective training system that has catapulted thousands of endurance athletes to the next level. Developed by CrossFit Endurance founder Brian MacKenzie and featuring instruction from some of the world's top endurance and CrossFit coaches, Power, Speed, ENDURANCE unveils techniques, drills, and training strategies that will optimize your performance and overall work capacity while decreasing your susceptibility to injury.
Through thousands of step-by-step color photographs and detailed narrative, this book breaks down proper running, cycling, and swimming mechanics like never before. MacKenzie's unique system of building strength, speed, and power is aimed at reaping continual results, without injury. In fact, he devotes an entire chapter to the “broken down” athlete, equipping you with the knowledge to prevent, repair, and treat injuries brought on by poor mechanics and tight overworked muscles. In addition, MacKenzie outlines a straightforward approach to nutrition, hydration, and electrolyte balance that will increase your energy, boost your performance, and accelerate your recovery.
Whether you're a self-trained athlete looking to compete in your first endurance event, a seasoned competitor looking to reach your highest potential, or a CrossFit athlete looking to increase stamina, Power, Speed, ENDURANCE will help you reach your goal.
In this book, you will learn how
• develop proper running technique using the Pose Method
• properly fit yourself on a bike improve cycling mechanics on a road, time-trial, and mountain bike
• swim effortlessly and improve freestyle-stroke mechanics through skill-based drills and exercises
• accelerate work capacity and minimize fatigue by building muscle, speed, and power
• incorporate a CrossFit Endurance strength-and-conditioning program into your training routine
• maximize nutrition, hydration, and electrolyte balance to improve performance and body composition
• prevent, repair, and treat nagging injuries associated with endurance sports
• improve range of motion using Starrett's Movement and Mobility Method
Through thousands of step-by-step color photographs and detailed narrative, this book breaks down proper running, cycling, and swimming mechanics like never before. MacKenzie's unique system of building strength, speed, and power is aimed at reaping continual results, without injury. In fact, he devotes an entire chapter to the “broken down” athlete, equipping you with the knowledge to prevent, repair, and treat injuries brought on by poor mechanics and tight overworked muscles. In addition, MacKenzie outlines a straightforward approach to nutrition, hydration, and electrolyte balance that will increase your energy, boost your performance, and accelerate your recovery.
Whether you're a self-trained athlete looking to compete in your first endurance event, a seasoned competitor looking to reach your highest potential, or a CrossFit athlete looking to increase stamina, Power, Speed, ENDURANCE will help you reach your goal.
In this book, you will learn how
• develop proper running technique using the Pose Method
• properly fit yourself on a bike improve cycling mechanics on a road, time-trial, and mountain bike
• swim effortlessly and improve freestyle-stroke mechanics through skill-based drills and exercises
• accelerate work capacity and minimize fatigue by building muscle, speed, and power
• incorporate a CrossFit Endurance strength-and-conditioning program into your training routine
• maximize nutrition, hydration, and electrolyte balance to improve performance and body composition
• prevent, repair, and treat nagging injuries associated with endurance sports
• improve range of motion using Starrett's Movement and Mobility Method
416 pages, Paperback
First published July 30, 2011
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July 1, 2021
A solid exploration of how to tackle endurance sports but not in a traditional manner. Ben Greenfield should read this. :-)
Personally it was a lot of repeat material, but that doesn't mean it wasn't solid. Lots of pictures to demonstrate things too.
Personally it was a lot of repeat material, but that doesn't mean it wasn't solid. Lots of pictures to demonstrate things too.
August 9, 2018
The skills part makes sense, but the programming section was quite light and didn't really reference the skills bit.
December 6, 2023
It's a good beginners guide into functional and endurance training combined. Reading reviews tells me people might have the impression that this is a end-all, be-all manual when it's more of a beginners guide and manual to resort back to before the internet become so rich with training as it is now. Not the greatest thing ever but awesome as a starting point to help people in need!
There probably are some more over-arching philosophical explorations such as how to implement the skill training into the CrossFit format and on and on but this isn't that book. If you need examples with pictures and someone fleshed out explanations that can get you so far through pictures and text boxes but it gets the job done! If you're competing in top-level competitions this might be basic to you but even then it's got something for everybody unless you have perfect understanding of many functional movements! But then why read anything anyhow?
There probably are some more over-arching philosophical explorations such as how to implement the skill training into the CrossFit format and on and on but this isn't that book. If you need examples with pictures and someone fleshed out explanations that can get you so far through pictures and text boxes but it gets the job done! If you're competing in top-level competitions this might be basic to you but even then it's got something for everybody unless you have perfect understanding of many functional movements! But then why read anything anyhow?
April 25, 2021
I love the ideas presented in this book, and I will be looking to test them out.
I'm a powerlifting/ weightlifting type so I don't relate to how much this justifies doing crossfit (which is bastardization of barbell technique), but I will not be quick to dismiss the sensible things presented in here, which is very close to the way I think about modern powerlifting programming - technique first, then worry about overall volume and things like that later (much later).
I'm a powerlifting/ weightlifting type so I don't relate to how much this justifies doing crossfit (which is bastardization of barbell technique), but I will not be quick to dismiss the sensible things presented in here, which is very close to the way I think about modern powerlifting programming - technique first, then worry about overall volume and things like that later (much later).
November 21, 2020
Such a complete book
CrossFit Endurance, This book has so much information on everything from from running technique to swim in to riding a bike to mobile station to weightlifting and conditioning real must buy for anyone Who practices CrossFit And the ones to get better at indurance.
CrossFit Endurance, This book has so much information on everything from from running technique to swim in to riding a bike to mobile station to weightlifting and conditioning real must buy for anyone Who practices CrossFit And the ones to get better at indurance.
January 25, 2018
Refreshing
Reading through this volume of knowledge for anyone to follow and literally begin to change their ways from meager to functioning athletically not just in a single sport arena but three to four.
Great read.
Reading through this volume of knowledge for anyone to follow and literally begin to change their ways from meager to functioning athletically not just in a single sport arena but three to four.
Great read.
September 10, 2017
Love it
I love the PSE program. Although not as revolutionary as they think they are, they've put together an excellent program and I recommend this book.
I love the PSE program. Although not as revolutionary as they think they are, they've put together an excellent program and I recommend this book.
June 25, 2018
Har kun læst afsnittet omkring løb, hvilket var meget inspirerende
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April 18, 2018
An alternative to endurance training that involves CrossFit. I'm in! :)
July 8, 2019
Crossfit and Endurance Training and How to Do it Properly
October 28, 2015
Great book for CrossFit athlete that wants to improve endurance or vice versa.
In training, I have always liked going long for the mental aspect of it. Like Running more than 10k, rowing half marathons, and swimming more than 1k. I also love CrossFit. I have had this book on my to read list for a while, and after I signed up for CrossFit Endurance Trainer Seminar I gave it a shot. The course and this book, hook onto eachother very nicely. Even though this book is not new, most of its principles are valid and very applicable for any athlete.
What you will learn:
Pose Running techniques, drills and mindset, which "optimizes" your runnning
Bike techniques, and how you can think about biking
Swimming, drills and techniques for improving (or learning) how to swim.
Mobility as a skill, programming, fueling protocols and much more. This is not only for the CrossFit Athlete or Endurance athlete, it is for everyone. Anyone can learn from this book and it is very practical and easy to read. Brian Mackenzie has made a solid book that will help you improve your movements and positions for a long time to come!
If you read it - let me know what you think!
In training, I have always liked going long for the mental aspect of it. Like Running more than 10k, rowing half marathons, and swimming more than 1k. I also love CrossFit. I have had this book on my to read list for a while, and after I signed up for CrossFit Endurance Trainer Seminar I gave it a shot. The course and this book, hook onto eachother very nicely. Even though this book is not new, most of its principles are valid and very applicable for any athlete.
What you will learn:
Pose Running techniques, drills and mindset, which "optimizes" your runnning
Bike techniques, and how you can think about biking
Swimming, drills and techniques for improving (or learning) how to swim.
Mobility as a skill, programming, fueling protocols and much more. This is not only for the CrossFit Athlete or Endurance athlete, it is for everyone. Anyone can learn from this book and it is very practical and easy to read. Brian Mackenzie has made a solid book that will help you improve your movements and positions for a long time to come!
If you read it - let me know what you think!
March 10, 2013
Very well written. The best part about this book I thought was the pictures of the "right" and "wrong" way. I found the basic premise pretty exciting, good performance with more intensive varied workouts taking less time; however while I agree that this method can get most people to a decent time for their chosen event I don't think it will take them to the next level. That being said it was worth checking out of the library (GO KITSAP REGIONAL LIBRARY) but don't think I would have been happy spending the $40 Barnes&Noble wanted for it.
June 27, 2013
I'm not sure how I"ll use the information from this book...but I think there are real plans for me to use in this. I don't think I"ll be running but maybe the cycling or mobility section.
February 12, 2015
Outstanding encyclopedic reference on CrossFit endurance training.
December 23, 2015
Picked this one up because of the author's fame and because I wanted to improve my running technique. The advice in this book can be applied straight away and helped me to fix my oxygen usage.
April 22, 2014
Phenomenal guide to endurance training if you're not interested in losing all your muscle mass to "getting in the mileage". used a lot of this to train for a GoRuck. Really great.
November 14, 2015
So far excellent book! Brian has lots of illustrations to help you learn, assess and carry out the activities, running, biking and swimming. I'm learning a lot.
April 30, 2016
Superb introduction to basic CrossFit movements with bonus advice for those who need SST in endurance skills.
July 20, 2016
A nice reference for drills.
August 7, 2016
Good book , mostly on programming and incorporating CrossFit in any sport specific training to build better athletes.
April 14, 2017
Lacking in practical programming for endurance running
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December 24, 2017Not that helpful, more powerlifting, less endurance
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