YOU Only Faster eBook Greg McMillan
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YOU (Only Faster) is a departure from the traditional running book as Greg McMillan walks the reader step by step through the process he uses to create his successful customized training plans, teaching you how to tweak a plan based on your own strengths and weaknesses as a runner. Find out the secrets behind Greg's 20 years of success in coaching athletes of all ages and abilities from beginners to Olympians!
"Greg McMillan is one of the best and smartest distance-running coaches in America." - Amby Burfoot, Runner's World Magazine
"I had the privilege of running under Greg's tutelage during our time working with Italian coach, Gabriele Rosa. Greg understands the needs of the athlete and how to prepare for a peak performance on race day. If you're an athlete and want to train smarter and run faster, study his methods. If you're a coach, get your pen and notebook ready, Greg's training philosophy works." - Josh Cox, American Record Holder
"With YOU (Only Faster), Greg McMillan illustrates the sound methods of training endurance runners which has made him one of America's top distance coaches. Every runner and coach who is serious about improvement will benefit from this outstanding book." - Joe Vigil, Olympic Distance Coach
YOU Only Faster eBook Greg McMillan
You (Only Faster) is one of the few training guides that has provided a clear and reasoned approach to running training...for anyone (non-racer to ultra-racer). After reading, I see that this can help faster/ slower, experienced/ newbie runners alike. Greg shares coaching experience (from his working with runners/ coaches) and scientific/ physiologic evidence to help you understand the 'why' and 'how,' plus he provides many of the nuts and bolts and building blocks so that you can create a realistic but progressive training program to improve your running. He doesn't talk just about "getting faster" (though that will almost certainly happen because you will progress) but about *getting stronger* and, at a fundamental level, becoming a better athlete (who happens to run). You can build your own training program and understand why you are doing a particular workout and that every day doesn't have to hurt..some days are easy and are meant to be easy. I strongly recommend this book - it's a fairly quick read - for anyone who wants to feel better and get a more from their running. (keep in mind, "more" might mean less injuries).Product details
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YOU Only Faster eBook Greg McMillan Reviews
Reading and applying the fundamentals that Greg teaches is a no-brainer. He outlines in easy-to-understand steps the principles behind how to create an individualised training program yet provides the depth of insight necessary for us mere mortals to comprehend the why behind it all. An invaluable tool for any runner no matter what their ability or experience.
I like to read and research different ideas on how to train for events so I purchased McMillan's book to evaluate his ideas which he also suggest in his book. I agree with his idea that generic training plans are not for everyone. He walks you thru preparing a customized training plan for yourself by presenting you with key questions to help you decide what type runner you are and to find what works for you. I plan to put his ideas to use following my upcoming marathon. I don't want to change things last minute so I will continue what I have been doing and then customize a plan afterwards. Also plan to customize a plan for my wife and son to test his ideas further. The book is an easy read the way it is presented.
The book is great because it gets to the point and provides a good running program. Two downsides with the kindle edition, links don’t go to training videos (they go to his website and a subscription is needed), and diagrams or charts are hard to read even after zooming in or opening a new window.
I've been running a couple of summer seasons so not a total beginner but in this small town I live in there are not so many coaches and they tend to focus on young people running track. So this book was a total find for me - it explains in great detail how to make and adjust a running program based on my own speeds and needs. It explains how to do intervals, fartleks, slow runs, pace runs, all the fancy things. And so I don't miss having a coach now I have this book... I doubt many coaches are as clear with their explanations.
Having web access will really help you use the programs.
This book looks promising, but it is hard to judge by the edition. Whole sections are missing; the charts are barely legible, and everytime the author begins to discuss something interesting... the next page turns out to be blank. I am hoping will refund/exchange my kindle copy for a print edition so I can actually read the book.
I have relied on McMillan's running calculator for quite a few years now. Based on my experience it estimates training paces and goal paces very accurate. Highly recommend using the calculator.
I was looking forward to this book by Greg, expecting interesting insights into training plans for marathons. But I haven't found anything new. Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger, Pete and Scott Douglas covers all aspects much more thoroughly.
I liked this book a lot, thus the 4-star rating. It is all about training plans for the endurance runner. It focuses on sample training plans leading up to a running event, but it provides enough information about those 12-week plans for 5k, 10k, 20k and 40k distance events that you can create your own specialty plans on your own. The author points out well that it takes time and effort for an athlete to get into sync with his or her training plan. It's not so easy to figure out the proper volume, pacing, recovery periods, etc. In fact, the author admits he often will take as much as a year with an athlete before he can properly match a training plan to someone he is coaching. There is much VALUABLE wisdom about distance running, and training for distance running, crammed into this little book. It may seem to be a simple subject, but training and racing is dependent on many factors an athlete's experience level, injury risk, race history, training background, time available for training, time available for sleep, age, and body type (muscle type).
I would have liked the book more if the sample training plans had been put together better. The daily workouts were not identified within the plans as (1) endurance, (2) high intensity interval, or (3) stamina. In fact, none of the workouts were identified as HIIT. But the biggest problem I had with the plans were the workouts labeled as fartlek (FR). The author specifically defines these workouts as being a type of interval session. When in fact, all other sources on running I'm aware of define fartlek workouts as not being intervals at all, and usually stamina by nature. During interval training the length of the sprint is consistent for the workout, and during fartlek training the length of the sprint varies throughout. When I analyzed the plans I changed all the fartlek workouts listed therein to mostly HIIT (speed &/or hills) and some to stamina (cruise intervals). I also found it a little odd that the training plans did not recognize hill workouts as part of HIIT. I recognize hill workouts as slow cadence HIIT, and speed workouts as fast cadence HIIT.
I also found the book to be a little incomplete. All the sample training plans focused on running. However, I believe the author really should have included some 4-week training plans that involving resistance training and weight training.
I also was disappointed with the author's take on running strides. He seemed to be a fan of whatever-works-for-you is fine. However, I think there is sufficient literature available to make the point clear that running is a skill, and good form and exercise economy play a vital role in performance when it comes to endurance sports swim, bike, AND RUN. The better the form and exercise economy (compared to ideal form), then the less likely the athlete is to get injured. Also, there was no mention in this book about running cadence and the importance of maintaining a cadence of 180 steps per minute or more.
If you are someone who is age 50 or older, then you will get a lot out of this book regarding the theory about putting together training plans for endurance sports (particularly running). However, ALL the sample plans heavily emphasize endurance workouts, with a nice dose of stamina workouts. The HIIT workouts are not all that prevalent, and the older athlete will not get much benefit from them since all the endurance workouts will tamper down much of the benefits from the HIIT workouts. The older athlete will probably want to add more HIIT workouts, eliminate all but one endurance run a week, and only do stamina runs during the first 6 weeks of an 8-week training plan leading up to a race or endurance event. 4 stars!
You (Only Faster) is one of the few training guides that has provided a clear and reasoned approach to running training...for anyone (non-racer to ultra-racer). After reading, I see that this can help faster/ slower, experienced/ newbie runners alike. Greg shares coaching experience (from his working with runners/ coaches) and scientific/ physiologic evidence to help you understand the 'why' and 'how,' plus he provides many of the nuts and bolts and building blocks so that you can create a realistic but progressive training program to improve your running. He doesn't talk just about "getting faster" (though that will almost certainly happen because you will progress) but about *getting stronger* and, at a fundamental level, becoming a better athlete (who happens to run). You can build your own training program and understand why you are doing a particular workout and that every day doesn't have to hurt..some days are easy and are meant to be easy. I strongly recommend this book - it's a fairly quick read - for anyone who wants to feel better and get a more from their running. (keep in mind, "more" might mean less injuries).
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