New Triathlon Book Features Year-Round Triathlon Specific Weight-Training Programs

Feb. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Spokane, WA – Triathletes of all skill levels will appreciate the cutting edge training techniques, workouts, and nutrition guide in Ben Greenfield’s new book, Weight Training for Triathlon: The Ultimate Guide. Greenfield, a top-ranked triathlete who was voted the #1 personal trainer in 2008, used his own expertise and extensive research on the effect of weight training for triathlon and endurance performance, to create this new triathlon specific training guide.

Weight Training for Triathlon contains descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by top triathletes worldwide. The book features year-round triathlon-specific weight-training programs for all types of triathletes – beginners to advanced – looking for an effective and complete training guide.

Greenfield designed the book specifically for triathletes to increase speed, strength, endurance, and stamina. To that end, he created some of the most up-to-date running, cycling, swimming, and full-body triathlon specific workouts.  

Weight Training for Triathlon: The Ultimate Guide is available on Amazon.com, bn.com and in bookstores nationwide for $16.95.  For more information please visit http://www.priceworldpublishing.com.

About The Author
Ben Greenfield, voted #1 personal trainer in the nation in 2008, is a prominent expert voice in the triathlon industry. Known as ''The Brain'' of triathlon, he holds a Master's degree in exercise science and biomechanics, an ISSN Sports Nutrition Certification, a Serotta Bike Fit Certification, and the highest attainable certification as a Strength & Conditioning Coach by the NSCA.

Each week his blog at http://www.BenGreenfieldFitness.com receives tens of thousands of unique visitors who download his weekly nutrition and training articles and audios. He is the voice and author for ''Get-Fit Guy'' the #1 fitness podcast in iTunes, owner of ''Endurance Planet'' an endurance sports media website and a regular contributor to triathlon publications such as LAVA magazine, Everymantri, OnTri, TriFuel, Xtri, and Firstoffthebike. Ben has competed in the Triathlon World Championships of Olympic, Half and Full Ironman distances, and is the #1 ranked triathlete for Triathlon Northwest.

About The Publisher
Price World Publishing, LLC is an internationally recognized publishing house based in Chicago, IL. For more information please visit www.priceworldpublishing.com.

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For more information, photo illustrations and author interview opportunities, please contact David Price, Director of Sales & Marketing, at dprice@priceworldpublishing.com, or 1-888-234-6896, ext. 712