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# Be Iron Fit: Time-Efficient Training Secrets For Ultimate Fitness

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“Most how-to books are too technical or too shallow. Don Fink manages to pen a unique combination of information, anecdotes, and readability.”―Scott Tinley, two-time Ironman World Champion “Don’s book certainly made me think. A truly complete book for all abilities in the sport of triathlon that leaves no subject untouched.”―Spencer Smith, three-time Triathlon World Champion Ever dream of being an elite endurance athlete and competing in races like Hawaii’s Ironman? Pro athletes are not the only people who can attain such superior accomplishments. Every season tens of thousands of amateur triathletes compete head-to-head, pushing their physical and mental strength to the limits. The Ironman competition is a true test: a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike leg and a 26.2-mile marathon run. In Be Iron Fit, sought-after multisport coach Don Fink draws on his time-efficient training methods to provide a practical program in a step-by-step, enjoyable way―so even everyday athletes can attain ultimate conditioning.

Review: I did it!!! Finished my first Ironman and so can you. - This fantastic book helped me achieve my goal of finishing an Ironman race. Congrats to you for taking on the challenge of an Ironman! I wish you the very best on this journey you are about to start. Here is what I like about the book in no particular order: It's heart rate based. So all the workouts are based on your heart-rate and time. So, as Don Fink says you get quality workouts and eliminate junk miles. I loved that approach especially because it helped me manage my daily schedule. I knew a 60 minute Zone 2 run would last exactly 60 minutes. Unlike other plans that say "go run for 5 miles." well, how long will that take and can I fit that in during a 60 minute slot? There are three training plans to choose from, Competitive, Just Finish, and Intermediate. I chose the intermediate plan for my training as it struck the perfect balance with my work/life. The training plan got me to the finish line feeling good and smiling. I felt well prepared for all three disciplines. At no point during the race did I feel like I wasn't ready and needed more training. The training volume and intensity that Don prescribed in the Intermediate plan was spot on. I loved the brick workouts. Bike to run. They helped so much, that by the time I finished the 112 mile bike, I wasn't dreading the run. It was just a natural transition into the run. And the bricks helped for my shorter races throughout the year leading up to Ironman. The training plans are 30 weeks long, perfectly doable for busy people. The book has a nice chapter on mental training. The writing is good too. It's not overly blah blah technical. Don Fink tells you what you need to know and just a little more. He doesn't bombard you with boring minutia. I would HIGHLY recommend the paper back version. That way you can highlight and pencil in notes as needed. My book looks like a well used college textbook! Here are some basics of my situation. That way you can assess how you can relate to this book: I used this book exclusively and stuck to the Intermediate plan as close as I could. I am not going to go back and count days to give an exact percentage, but i'll take a nice guesstimate that I completed close to 90% of the workouts. I am human so some stuff was missed due to illness. my only goal throughout the whole Ironman experience was to finish, and if possible finish strongly. I didn't have a specific time I was going for other than to beat the 17 hour limit. Books can only do so much. Don Fink recognizes that some times you need an actual coach to look over your form and technique. Especially with swimming, so he encourages you to seek proper guidance when needed. So, in keeping with that spirit I did the following. I swam with a masters swim group as recommended by Don Fink, and followed the swim workouts in the book on days I was on my own. I always maintained the swim volume prescribed by Don. So if my swim group only swam 2000 and Don said 3500, I made up the difference by swimming an extra 1500 to get the total up to 3500. End result: Masters swimming corrected my swim stroke tremendously and with that came confidence in the water. Zero shoulder injury thanks to the swim instruction. Many of the rides I did were with my local bike club since the rides fit the prescribed workout. For example Wednesday rides fit perfectly with the scheduled 60minute ride at zone 2. End result: I kept in touch with my club and received tremendous support. As for running, I took a few clinics for technique guidance and followed the running workouts in the book. End result: Zero injuries from running. A close friend gave me the following advice, "listen to your body." So regardless of what the training plan says, listen to your body. Those words have probably helped me the most in staying injury free. In the end, Believe in yourself. You'll soon discover exactly what you are capable of. After 30 weeks of hard work (this is ironman not easyman) it is sweet to hear Mike Riley call out your name with those famous words... You Are An.......
Review: If an Ironman is your goal, get this book and read it cover to cover. - It was several years ago when I was in Cold Stone (of all places), and I saw a man wearing an Ironman technical T-shirt. I had always wanted to do one, but I didn't have the time, resources or talent. That didn't stop me from asking him how he trained for it. He said simply, "Buy the book 'Be Iron Fit', the rest will fall into place." I never saw him again. A couple of years later friends of mine and I did a couple of Olympic triathlons, and one friend signed up for Coeur d'Alene. I remembered my ice cream shop conversation, and I bought this book, gave it to him, and told him I wanted it back when he was done. He blew it out of the water and thanked me profusely for the recommendation. Then the winds of time, talent and drive collided and I signed up for Ironman Tahoe. I told my friend I did it and he said, 'Read that book cover to cover.' I grabbed the book and opened up page 1. As other reviews have noted, the writing style is very readable. From the beginning he motivates you in believing that you can not only complete an Ironman, but you can do well too. He does not sugar coat the effort required, it is a commitment, but he makes it sound achievable. He gives dozens of examples of people that are busier than you, and they complete them. A discussion of each of the disciplines is provided, with recommendations for drills and training for each. He gives good advice on technique drills, especially for cycling and running, Then he he presents a 30 week schedule, and divides the programs into Just Finish, Competitive, and Intermediate. The workouts increase incrementally, and he explains how it's necessary to start small with short workouts six days a week and then build to larger training volumes. Races are built into the program so you aren't competing in your first triathlon before you do the Ironman. The best advice he gives is to seek advice from mentors. He tells you the importance of Masters swimming classes, training coaches and mentors. Advice on how to work the program into your daily schedule. How to recover after missing workouts, how to handle being sick. It's all there. I have a couple of nits: 1. The swim programs are rather cryptic, written in a shorthand that is legible to swim coaches, but it would be hard to follow on your own. That being said, his suggestions to take master's classes, and the long swims are spot on. 2. I basically followed the Intermediate program because I knew Tahoe would be one of the slower courses (it was the first time they had it there, and the bike course has 7,500 feet of elevation). The Intermediate program did not include runs after the long rides, where they were in the Competitive program. My mentor basically said if I didn't train my body to run after a six hour ride, I'd be toast on race day, and I have to agree. They should be there in all cases. So it was September 22, 2013, freezing cold, and I was standing on the beach in a cheap pair of flip-flops ready to enter the water. Part of me wondered if I was ready, but then I remembered, I read this book cover to cover and did what it told me. Did I finish? Search the Slowtwitch.com triathlon forum for Hussman IM Tahoe RR and find out (spoiler: hell yes I did).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #1,790,977 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #286 in Triathlons (Books) #415 in Track & Field Sports |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 324 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I did it!!! Finished my first Ironman and so can you.
*by P***H on November 23, 2014*

This fantastic book helped me achieve my goal of finishing an Ironman race. Congrats to you for taking on the challenge of an Ironman! I wish you the very best on this journey you are about to start. Here is what I like about the book in no particular order: It's heart rate based. So all the workouts are based on your heart-rate and time. So, as Don Fink says you get quality workouts and eliminate junk miles. I loved that approach especially because it helped me manage my daily schedule. I knew a 60 minute Zone 2 run would last exactly 60 minutes. Unlike other plans that say "go run for 5 miles." well, how long will that take and can I fit that in during a 60 minute slot? There are three training plans to choose from, Competitive, Just Finish, and Intermediate. I chose the intermediate plan for my training as it struck the perfect balance with my work/life. The training plan got me to the finish line feeling good and smiling. I felt well prepared for all three disciplines. At no point during the race did I feel like I wasn't ready and needed more training. The training volume and intensity that Don prescribed in the Intermediate plan was spot on. I loved the brick workouts. Bike to run. They helped so much, that by the time I finished the 112 mile bike, I wasn't dreading the run. It was just a natural transition into the run. And the bricks helped for my shorter races throughout the year leading up to Ironman. The training plans are 30 weeks long, perfectly doable for busy people. The book has a nice chapter on mental training. The writing is good too. It's not overly blah blah technical. Don Fink tells you what you need to know and just a little more. He doesn't bombard you with boring minutia. I would HIGHLY recommend the paper back version. That way you can highlight and pencil in notes as needed. My book looks like a well used college textbook! Here are some basics of my situation. That way you can assess how you can relate to this book: I used this book exclusively and stuck to the Intermediate plan as close as I could. I am not going to go back and count days to give an exact percentage, but i'll take a nice guesstimate that I completed close to 90% of the workouts. I am human so some stuff was missed due to illness. my only goal throughout the whole Ironman experience was to finish, and if possible finish strongly. I didn't have a specific time I was going for other than to beat the 17 hour limit. Books can only do so much. Don Fink recognizes that some times you need an actual coach to look over your form and technique. Especially with swimming, so he encourages you to seek proper guidance when needed. So, in keeping with that spirit I did the following. I swam with a masters swim group as recommended by Don Fink, and followed the swim workouts in the book on days I was on my own. I always maintained the swim volume prescribed by Don. So if my swim group only swam 2000 and Don said 3500, I made up the difference by swimming an extra 1500 to get the total up to 3500. End result: Masters swimming corrected my swim stroke tremendously and with that came confidence in the water. Zero shoulder injury thanks to the swim instruction. Many of the rides I did were with my local bike club since the rides fit the prescribed workout. For example Wednesday rides fit perfectly with the scheduled 60minute ride at zone 2. End result: I kept in touch with my club and received tremendous support. As for running, I took a few clinics for technique guidance and followed the running workouts in the book. End result: Zero injuries from running. A close friend gave me the following advice, "listen to your body." So regardless of what the training plan says, listen to your body. Those words have probably helped me the most in staying injury free. In the end, Believe in yourself. You'll soon discover exactly what you are capable of. After 30 weeks of hard work (this is ironman not easyman) it is sweet to hear Mike Riley call out your name with those famous words... You Are An.......

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If an Ironman is your goal, get this book and read it cover to cover.
*by D***Y on December 20, 2013*

It was several years ago when I was in Cold Stone (of all places), and I saw a man wearing an Ironman technical T-shirt. I had always wanted to do one, but I didn't have the time, resources or talent. That didn't stop me from asking him how he trained for it. He said simply, "Buy the book 'Be Iron Fit', the rest will fall into place." I never saw him again. A couple of years later friends of mine and I did a couple of Olympic triathlons, and one friend signed up for Coeur d'Alene. I remembered my ice cream shop conversation, and I bought this book, gave it to him, and told him I wanted it back when he was done. He blew it out of the water and thanked me profusely for the recommendation. Then the winds of time, talent and drive collided and I signed up for Ironman Tahoe. I told my friend I did it and he said, 'Read that book cover to cover.' I grabbed the book and opened up page 1. As other reviews have noted, the writing style is very readable. From the beginning he motivates you in believing that you can not only complete an Ironman, but you can do well too. He does not sugar coat the effort required, it is a commitment, but he makes it sound achievable. He gives dozens of examples of people that are busier than you, and they complete them. A discussion of each of the disciplines is provided, with recommendations for drills and training for each. He gives good advice on technique drills, especially for cycling and running, Then he he presents a 30 week schedule, and divides the programs into Just Finish, Competitive, and Intermediate. The workouts increase incrementally, and he explains how it's necessary to start small with short workouts six days a week and then build to larger training volumes. Races are built into the program so you aren't competing in your first triathlon before you do the Ironman. The best advice he gives is to seek advice from mentors. He tells you the importance of Masters swimming classes, training coaches and mentors. Advice on how to work the program into your daily schedule. How to recover after missing workouts, how to handle being sick. It's all there. I have a couple of nits: 1. The swim programs are rather cryptic, written in a shorthand that is legible to swim coaches, but it would be hard to follow on your own. That being said, his suggestions to take master's classes, and the long swims are spot on. 2. I basically followed the Intermediate program because I knew Tahoe would be one of the slower courses (it was the first time they had it there, and the bike course has 7,500 feet of elevation). The Intermediate program did not include runs after the long rides, where they were in the Competitive program. My mentor basically said if I didn't train my body to run after a six hour ride, I'd be toast on race day, and I have to agree. They should be there in all cases. So it was September 22, 2013, freezing cold, and I was standing on the beach in a cheap pair of flip-flops ready to enter the water. Part of me wondered if I was ready, but then I remembered, I read this book cover to cover and did what it told me. Did I finish? Search the Slowtwitch.com triathlon forum for Hussman IM Tahoe RR and find out (spoiler: hell yes I did).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good resource if you're looking to build your own plan
*by M***A on December 28, 2012*

I bought this to help me create my own plan for an upcoming ironman. The plan for the 30 wk ironman is pretty good. Like with all generic plans you have to just use it as an outline and change the days, times, and/or distances to suit your own availability and level. It's easy to follow and the workouts are based on zones which he also explains how to determine.

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