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Fred Arthur AsdalHard And Far – FromCouchpotato To IronmanSwimming, cycling and runningHardt og langt – fra sofagris til IronmanIn recent years, the author has personally participatedin triathlons. He started training becausehe realised that he was getting run down andwanted to stop the process.In the book, he shows how he goes about training,how he thinks and motivates himself,sets up goals and reaches results. It is all about motivation and control, exercise and health.Apart from the author's personal history of training, the book contains information about:practical exercise programmes for running, cycling, swimming and muscle building; painthresholds and how to avoid injury; learning from professional athletes; peak performance;mental training and the role of rivalry; information about competitions; equipment; tracktypes etc.The author is a great guy, enthusiastic, engaged and unbelievably motivating. For all hiscrazy devotion to training, he comes across as quite normal. His book is so inspiring thatyou have to try hard not to rush off to exercise after having read it!Perfect training schedules especially for men of 35+!Fitness and HealthNon-Fiction▶Fred Arthur Asdal (1970–) is an author, a literarycritic, journalist, advisor on communications and triathloncompetitor.103