Training
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Exercise Zones; Why They Exist
I have previously wrote a blog about what exercise zones are and how to use them in training here. I would recommend reading it before reading this blog. This blog will cover the physiological reasons training zones exist. How We Use Energy to Exercise Recall from biology that a cell gets it’s energy from the…
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Fundamentals: The Three Training Metrics
Amongst the sea of data in cycling, there are three fundamental training metrics. These are rate of perceived exertion, heart rate, and power. These data are all connected and essential to a deeper understanding of training. The Cause, the Effect, and the Result I like to think of the three fundamental metrics as linearly connected.…
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Exercise Zones; What They Are, How to Find Them, and How to Use Them
Exercise zones are set areas of exercise intensity that cyclists use to train properly. There are two main zone models, the three zone model, and the 5/7 zone model. Both are widely used and are an essential tool to build a training plan. Why Make Zones Zones are finite lines in the sand we draw…
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How you should Train and Track your Durability
What is Durability Durability is the newest buzzword in the cycling training space. Unfortunately I cannot be contrarian and deny the importance of durability. A durable rider is one who is strong at both the start and end of a hard ride/race. This is of great importance as races finish at the end of the…
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The Niche Key Metric that you’re not Tracking
What is Watts per Kilo First I think a baseline knowledge of what Wattage is would be a good starting point. Watts or wattage is a measurement of Power, or work divided by time. Essentially a cycling power meter uses torque and cadence to measure a rider’s rate of work output. Work is measured in…
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Why and How to Track your Critical Power and W’
What is FTP and Critical Power In terms of cycling training Functional Threshold Power(FTP) is considered the gold standard. Andrew Coggan, the author of Training and Racing with a Power Meter, first popularized the idea of measuring cycling fitness by a Functional Threshold Power. FTP was first defined as the amount of power a cyclist would…