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Alan Couzens Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Physiologist, #Developer, Health/Fitness/Performance Coach for endurance athletes. Using #data #science & #AI to facilitate Max Athletic Development ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ#INTP

7 books
Book Cover for: Primal Endurance: Escape Chronic Cardio and Carbohydrate Dependency and Become a Fat Burning Beast!, Mark Sisson

Primal Endurance: Escape Chronic Cardio and Carbohydrate Dependency and Become a Fat Burning Beast!

Mark Sisson
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

@niallrowantree Thank you, Niall ๐Ÿ™ In terms of laying a strong metabolic foundation, I think Mark Sisson's "Primal Endurance" is a great starting point.

Paperback, 2016

$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Marathon: You Can Do It!, Jeff Galloway

Marathon: You Can Do It!

Jeff Galloway
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

And not just Ironman.. The first marathon I ever did ~25y ago, I attended a talk by Jeff Galloway about how almost all would be faster with walk breaks Despite the fact he was an Olympian & this was my first marathon, I scoffed. I also positive split by~25min! #ShouldveWalked

Paperback, 2010

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot, John L. Parker Jr

Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot

John L. Parker Jr
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

Thanks Andrew ๐Ÿ™ A few personal running faves.. * "Healthy, Intelligent Training" - Livingstone * "The Conditioning of Distance Runners" - Osler * "Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot" - Parker * "Long, Slow Distance - the humane way to train" - Henderson https://t.co/oIrBsS90vo

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Book Cover for: Long Slow Distance: The Humane Way to Train, Joe Henderson

Long Slow Distance: The Humane Way to Train

Joe Henderson
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

Thanks Andrew ๐Ÿ™ A few personal running faves.. * "Healthy, Intelligent Training" - Livingstone * "The Conditioning of Distance Runners" - Osler * "Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot" - Parker * "Long, Slow Distance - the humane way to train" - Henderson https://t.co/oIrBsS90vo

Paperback, 2012

$6.00Member price:$3.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier, Terry Laughlin

Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier

Terry Laughlin
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

@MichaelWhelton Thanks Michael! I think Terry Laughlin's "Total Immersion" book is a great starting point. Working through each of the progressions will give you a really solid foundation in the water.

Paperback, 2004

$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, Martin Ford

Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

Martin Ford
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

@whennotcycling @kickstartcurt @hjluks @pkedrosky Indeed. Something that's been talked about for a while now e.g. in Martin Ford's great book, "Rise of the Robots". The change to the job market will demand some serious societal restructuring. It will be a painful shift for countries like the U.S.

Paperback, 2016

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Healthy Intelligent Training: The Proven Principles of Arthur Lydiard, Keith Livingstone

Healthy Intelligent Training: The Proven Principles of Arthur Lydiard

Keith Livingstone
Alan CouzensAlan Couzens

Some really good ones... - "The conditioning of distance runners" (Tom Osler) - "Heart rate monitor training for the compleat idiot" (John L Parker Jr) - "Healthy intelligent training" (Keith Livingstone) https://t.co/8wNlzwlLkw

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