i’d really like to see some people in here posting data and getting weird with golden cheetah
so rest week is over and im logging r!des again. this my CP file after today’s r!de
i think the black line is today’s data
but i don’t undertstand what the red dotted line is 26 by wheat flakes, on Flickr
got school and work shit until sunday (but i’ll get some easy 1 hour fartin around done)
then i can do either some 12 minute efforts up something medium steep or ???
(my local TT island will be overrun by pumpkin seeking suburbanites)
Sorry, missed this. Red dotted line is calculated CP for that specific time interval. The solid red line is your best effort for a given time interval. If CP is modeled accurately, then you should be able to produce the amount of power shown on the dotted red line for a given time interval. For example, it looks like calculated CP for 2m is around 525-550w and your best effort is around 100w less than that. If you’re well-rested, recovered, properly warmed up, and not fatigued, you should be able to go out and hit 525-550w average power for 2m. As you get more data, the CP line becomes more accurate.
is there anyone who doesn’t use a power meter to train? im curious to know what program they’re currently doing right now.
my coach has me running and jumping at the moment. 20x20: run five miles, find a steep hill of 20% or a big flight of stairs and run up and down it 20X, while doing 20 jumps from a squat at the top. then go put your bike on a trainer and do an effort for 45 min, 100c, 1 resistance while maintaining 160+/- hr.
also, my strava has my interval’s average speed was 67.3 MPH… it is not humanly possible to be able to push that type of speed. http://app.strava.com/rides/2097437
killing time, i think i’m the only one here using a PM for training
he4th, thanks that clears up a whole lot.
I talked with Brent the other day and he was very knowledgeable but most of what he told me went over my head. i did pick up that he was mostly working in zones 1 and 2 and wouldn’t work on ftp until much later.
question: this differs from my plan because his ftp has been previously trained to a high ftp? (ie he can just do a 4 week “tune-up” to get a big number)
[quote=truckdoug]killing time, i think i’m the only one here using a PM for training
he4th, thanks that clears up a whole lot.
I talked with Brent the other day and he was very knowledgeable but most of what he told me went over my head. i did pick up that he was mostly working in zones 1 and 2 and wouldn’t work on ftp until much later.
question: this differs from my plan because his ftp has been previously trained to a high ftp? (ie he can just do a 4 week “tune-up” to get a big number)[/quote]
I assume that you’re referring to active recovery and endurance zones? That would be about right for an athlete in this part of the season that needed a “break”. There are various theories about the benefit of doing a bunch of low-intensity work. The pros certainly do a lot of it, but they’re on the bike >20hours a week and they’re still doing focused FTP work. For amateurs, the general consensus is that not a lot of it is required.
Even still, as you go with your current plan, you might need to take a few easy weeks at some point in the winter, depending on how quickly you accumulate training stress.
shhhhhhhhiiiiiiit
i got a powerspike of 40,000w and uploaded it to GC without thinking. now my CP chart is unreadable.
even after adjusting for powerspikes the CP zone 7 scale is maxed at 40k
went and deleted that ride, same thing
am i gonna have to reset GC and reload all my rides?
[quote=truckdoug]shhhhhhhhiiiiiiit
i got a powerspike of 40,000w and uploaded it to GC without thinking. now my CP chart is unreadable.
even after adjusting for powerspikes the CP zone 7 scale is maxed at 40k
went and deleted that ride, same thing
am i gonna have to reset GC and reload all my rides?[/quote]
ok fixed it and here’s how.
delete the ride if you’ve already let it compute the spiked file into your CP
reload the file and go into editor
search for the spike using the “greater than” function
zero that data point and save the file
then re-open GC and let it aggregate the CP
should be all good
[quote=truckdoug][quote=truckdoug]shhhhhhhhiiiiiiit
i got a powerspike of 40,000w and uploaded it to GC without thinking. now my CP chart is unreadable.
even after adjusting for powerspikes the CP zone 7 scale is maxed at 40k
went and deleted that ride, same thing
am i gonna have to reset GC and reload all my rides?[/quote]
ok fixed it and here’s how.
delete the ride if you’ve already let it compute the spiked file into your CP
reload the file and go into editor
search for the spike using the “greater than” function
zero that data point and save the file
then re-open GC and let it aggregate the CP
should be all good
one thing the powermeter has let me see pretty clearly is the effects of a proper warm-up
didn’t structure my warm up and today’s first interval was all over the place.
the second one was nice n smooth.
just got my PT back. Time to start geeking out. Doing a test ride tomorrow. Rested last week (not really. had finals. No sleep and standing all day picking through dead people looking for muscles and nerves. Just finished my last today. Gonna be bringing the bike to the island. What could I do with an hour.
Actually going to finish in San Anselmo tomorrow cos teaching at a school there.
Damn, I want a powermeter so badly. Saving up for a new bike, scooter, and quarq have got me singin’ the blues. My ftp is 330ish @ 202.5lbs right now. I should be able to get a 20% gain if I stop dicking around and train.
[quote=truckdoug]he4th, no. i’m still kinda messing around mostly. get me into it?
milin, maybe an ftp check up? or just a hard 3 hour all arounder to see where you’re at?[/quote]
Doug, are you putting all your rides into GC? If so, post a screen shot of your performance manager chart. Also, do you have your FTP set in the athlete profile?
he4th i am loading all the rides with power into GC, but when i got to the performance manager that chart is blank. is there some set up i must do somewhere else to load data into that page?
and i don’t know what that second question means. i am unaware of any other FTP viewing than looking at my CP chart and that little dotted red line
