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.
GOLDENCHEETAH STRAVA SOFTWARE
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.
GOLDENCHEETAH STRAVA MANUAL
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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