WKO5 is TrainingPeaks’ coaching software package. There is a system that is streets ahead of the others There is no training guidance, so is best thought of as a training analysis system. It is a very sophisticated system but I think you would need to fully conversant with training with power to use it. GoldenCheetah – uses the data described above and some seriously useful additional functions for anaerobic performance. But the information is not very viewable making it difficult to track your progress TrainerRoad – uses the data described above and integrates closely with their included training plans. A PMC graph tracks progress, which you have to subscribe to premium to view TrainingPeaks - shows the data described above, you can purchase training plans, but they don’t adapt/integrate with your power data. Strava – shows the data described above, but doesn’t offer any training guidance There are others available, and you may already be subscribing to one/some of these This shows the maximum power levels you have recorded against time - the max you’ve done for 1s, 5s, 1min, 5min, 20min etc.Īgain, a useful graph, but what do you do with it? ![]() Some software programs have integrated a power model chart into their systems in recent years. This means that the simple CTL graph is not as useful beyond a base phase and FTP doesn’t provide the whole picture for anaerobic fitness. However, off-road or interval sessions with on/off power generate low TSS and low average power compared to their higher physical cost. Similar to CTL, FTP is an aerobic measure. A 1-hour max effort is not top of my list of things to do regularly! Thankfully, most software systems calculate FTP with an algorithm or like Zwift/TrainerRoad, via a shorter test. FTP (Functional Threshold Power) is generally referred to as the maximum power you can sustain for one hour. This graph is often called a PMC (Performance Management Chart).įTP – is a commonly used term in cycling. If you suddenly increase the TSS you are doing, your TSB will drop and it will warn you of overtraining. As the line (CTL) goes up you’ll probably be getting (aerobically) fitter. The graph tracks progress based your recent training completed calculated against your six week history of training stress. TSS is calculated from the length of time you rode and how hard you rode. Several simple / bundled software products will take your power data and display a graph based on the volume of your training stress (TSS). So you have recorded some power data – what next? ![]() Of course, anaerobic efforts play their part, but CX has a greater anaerobic demand as well as an aerobic demand. I didn’t make that point to rub people up the wrong way, but it is fair to categorise them as mostly aerobic events. The demands of these events make them simpler to train for with power than CX too. For CX, power is a training tool rather than a racing tool.įor road and TT, racing to power is useful. You might be reading this and thinking – there is no way I could ride a CX race to a particular power - and you would be right. These are my opinions, which I have formed from a lot of listening to other people’s opinions. I have however worked with all three during my journey from aspiring racer towards (aspiring to be a) proper bike racer. Training with powerĪt this point, I should state that I am not a qualified coach (I would need to be BC level three), and am neither a physiologist or doctor. ![]() Power meters, we continue to look at what you can do with the power data and how you can use it to get faster. This is not intended as a manual or product review, more of a point in the right direction.įollowing from Part 1. It took me quite a while to figure out what works for me because there are so many opinions, so much science and so many types of intervals to consider.Īfter much research, trial & error and mistakes, I’d like to share what I’ve figured out. Much of what I’ve read describes different types of blocks of training, various training sessions and has some kind of link back to FTP, fitness, form or CTL graphs in a software program such as TrainingPeaks, GoldenCheetah, Strava or TrainerRoad. In these two articles, I am not intending on describing the benefits of training to power vs training to heart rate – others have done a great job of that already. There is endless content available across the internet and in various books on the subject of training with power.
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