V12man Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 0 for the week..... I HAVE to do something this week...
Jakkals. Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 0 for the week..... I HAVE to do something this week... hahah, I didnt ride on sunday. Will most likely pick it up this week to atleast 1000+
V12man Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 hahah, I didnt ride on sunday. Will most likely pick it up this week to atleast 1000+ I am resting on my Laurels.... I think the week before last was about 3500.... at least.....
Jakkals. Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 I am resting on my Laurels.... I think the week before last was about 3500.... at least..... Definitely over trained....
V12man Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Definitely over trained.... Over raced and under rested.... and a few interesting bruises too... a real perla from the nose of the saddle in the hamstring.... and a few from a barbed wire fence... And a couple from the crash that caused this.... day 1.
Jakkals. Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 Hectic, crash replacement will help you out there, if not, cwc has a special on those sweeps
V12man Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 Hectic, crash replacement will help you out there, if not, cwc has a special on those sweeps Yup - lucky on that one - you can't really see but the brown mark in the last picture is from a rock.... would not have been good without a decent helmet.... correctly fastened...
Bicycle Supply Chain Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 My average weekly TSS for this year is: 948 IF around 0.77
Jakkals. Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 With no training in January my avg weekly TSS for the year 477, therefore 689/week excl Jan. Not great at all for wanting to improve really. If 0.86
Jakkals. Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Weekly TSS 963, if 0,919. I'm tired and going to bed now
Jakkals. Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Weekly TSS 847, IF 0.926. Easy training week, more active recovery to become +, 2 stage race this coming weekend.
Bianchisti Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 What I've learned so far switching from PowerCal to a real PM. (Also to keep this thread alive as it's been the most useful power training thread for me so far) My FTP as measured with the PowerCal is about 70% more than what it is with the real PM. I think I can see why on the below power and HR distribution from my Argus 2014. My HR is fairly high (60bpm at rest) which I think translates to an exaggerated FTP on the powercal. That's no criticism of the powercal. I always knew how it worked and what it's limitations was. Question:Is my distribution (attached) by any means unusual? From checking my data on the real PM I've realised that when I'm in my red zone on the HR, I'm generally only in zone 2/3 on the power graph. The result is that I've banked 1000's of metres of vertical ascent in recent months but it seems I haven't actually gotten much above zone 4 in the power zones when climbing (or I have but maybe not for long enough intervals). So I haven't really worked on my VO2Max or anearobic capacity like I thought I did. The worst part being, when I thought I was in the hurtlocker I was mostly in zone 2. :eek: It also means, looking at my TSS, I've generally been under training over the last year. It felt like I was going so hard but with the hard numbers of the real PM I couldnt have known this. However, the improvement has been there as is clear by my results but I could've gotten a bit more bang for my buck/time if I had gone harder (I think). Question 2:What does the comparison between HR and Power zones tell me about me as a rider? Eish! So it's pretty much back to the drawing board for me. Testing going forward will only be done on the IDT. I'm starting to really enjoy this power metre. I think it really is irreplacable. The HR based training really improved my riding a lot but this new data is really a cut above.
Bianchisti Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 And.... anyone know how to get the Performance Manager Chart (showing CTL, ATL and TSB) in the Power Agent software?????
Bianchisti Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 This is another example. When I'm in the hard zone HR wise, I'm only really in zone 2/3 on the power graph
Jakkals. Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Q1, I think you FTP are set way to low, especially if you say that you are only in zone 2 and zone 3. I've done no specific testing with my powercal, however I do use it on my mtb, too keep track of my tss. So check you garmin and check your pc companion that FTP agrees, I think you also need to ensure that heartrate FTHR are set correct, can be overderstated and FTP are understated. Q2. well if your heart rate are in the "red" zone, but power in much lower, it only means. you are getting a heart attack, or your settings are incorrect.
Jakkals. Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 I dont have a distribution graph with me atm, but see how my power follow my hr, even though I believe in power training, rather than HR.
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