Faster, Better, Stronger: An Elite Athlete’s Training Manual For the Rest of Us

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This is a book that can benefit all of us, regardless of athletic ability or physical capability.

The principles espoused will make anyone healthier and feel better. Faster Better Stronger: 10 Proven Secrets to a Healthier Body in 12 Weeks is co-authored by Dr. Eric Heiden, the Olympic gold medal winning speed skater who is now an orthopedic surgeon; Dr. Massimo Testa, one of the foremost cycling trainers, physicians and exercise physiologists in the world; and Deanne Musolf, a fitness and outdoor writer.

The book is written in an engaging and easily understandable style that moves logically from scientific background to step-by-step training manual. Whether you’re training for a marathon, bicycle tour, hand-cycling adventure, Paralympic competition or just want to make the most of what you have physically, it’s an excellent and motivating tool.

I purchased the book because, as a 58-year-old spinal cord injury survivor (an incomplete C4-5 fracture that resulted in quadriplegia), I want to maximize my limited physical capabilities so I can continue to pursue my outdoor passions of cycling and cross country skiing. I have limited strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, so it made sense that I could benefit from following a scientifically designed and proven program. As a resident of Salt Lake City, I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Testa and have him do a bicycle fitting for me at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital’s athletic performance lab.