Fitness Cross-Country Skiing (Fitness Spectrum Series)

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Summary: Another good book on ski training
Review: Fitness Cross-Country Skiing by Steve Gaskill is a commendable book for anyone who wants to train seriously. It covers pretty much everything but stops short of integrating technique with fitness. Other books which I found useful in my training were Training for cross-country ski racing by Brian Sharkey and Tao of Skiing cd rom by xczone.

Rating:
Summary: Another good book on ski training
Review: Fitness Cross-Country Skiing by Steve Gaskill is a commendable book for anyone who wants to train seriously. It covers pretty much everything but stops short of integrating technique with fitness. Other books which I found useful in my training were Training for cross-country ski racing by Brian Sharkey and Tao of Skiing cd rom by xczone.

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Summary: for the serious cross-country skier
Review: This book is definitely for the cross-country skier who is also a racer, or wants to begin racing. This is not the book for the occasional skier who only wants to slide and glide on the golf course. Steve Gaskill, the author, was coach of the US Ski Team for ten years. Since it was written by a coach, "Fitness,Cross-Country Skiing" is a very highly organized, step by step instructions for getting it top shape to compete in the demanding sport of Nordic racing - everything from 5K sprints up to 50K marathons. Everything a competitor needs to know is here, dry land training, on snow training, exercises in the hills, on the flats, roller blading, stretching, and rest days. There are heart rate charts, calories burned charts, and suggested levels of training for everyone from the out-of-shape weekend racer to the elite world class athlete. This is a wonderful resource of the competitor or one interested in total fitness.