Introduction Part I What Is Core Strength? 1. Core Strength Means Better Results 2. Common Injuries 3. Posture Part II Core Advantage Workouts and Exercises 4. Flexibility 5. Getting Started 6. Level I Workouts and Exercises 7. Level II Workouts and Exercises 8. Level III Workouts and Exercises Appendix: Workout Logs References and Further Reading Index About the Authors
Tom Danielson is a professional cyclist with consistent top 10 race
results in elite sage races. Danielson kicked off his racing career
winning the national collegiate mountain biking championship riding
for Fort Lewis College. He began his pro road cycling career riding
for Team Mercury and then Team Saturn. Danielson won the Tour de
Langkawi, Nature Valley Grand Prix, the Cascade Cycling Classic,
Tour de Toona, and the Mt. Washington Hill Climb. In 2004,
Danielson signed on with the Italian squad Fassa Bortolo and then
Discovery in 2005 when he won the Tour de Georgia. While riding for
Discovery, Danielson won a stage of the Vuelta a Espaà ±a. Since
2007, Danielson has consistently placed in the top 10 in elite
international and U.S. domestic stage races and Grand Tours,
including stage wins in the 2011 Tour de France and USA Pro Cycling
Challenge. Allison Westfahl is a certified coach, personal trainer,
and founder of The Athletic Edge, a fitness consulting company
based in Boulder, Colorado.
She was named the youngest-ever Director of Personal Training at
Boulder's prestigious Flatiron Athletic Club, named in 2006 by
Men's Journal as the Best Gym in America.
She holds an MS in Exercise Science, a coaching certification from
USA Triathlon, and has earned a CPT and PES from the National
Academy of Sports Medicine. Westfahl has worked as a personal
trainer to amateur and youth athletes as well as elite cyclists Tom
Danielson, Ryder Hesjedal, Timmy Duggan, Blake Caldwell, and Mike
Friedman. She has contributed to the Denver Post and Bicycling
magazine.
"Tom Danielson's Core Advantage argues for a different kind of core
training than the traditional parade of crunches. The style of
training works for everybody who exercises and especially for those
who are getting older and are familiar with nagging back
issues."--Denver Post
"Tom Danielson's Core Advantage provides both a solid basis of
theory and practical exercises for improving our cycling. Designed
specifically for cyclists from the ground up to prevent cycling
injuries and with the specific posture and motion of cycling in
mind. Holistic and progressive workouts. Absolutely no equipment of
any kind is needed."--Pezcyclingnews
"A strong midsection makes for a more efficient stroke. Try the 50
exercises in Tom Danielson's Core Advantage."--Bicycling
magazine
"Even if you're not suffering from back pain, [these 50 exercises]
are a helpful, practical and surefire way to improve your
riding."--RoadBikeRider.com
"In their book, Danielson and Westfahl discuss the importance of
core training and offer plans for cyclists of all levels."--The
Olympian
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