Cycling Acronyms: FTP. VO2MAX etc.

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The following acronyms are used widely in this and the Power Forum in particular. When I started out in these forums in January 2006, I had no idea what any of the acronyms related to and found it very frustrating.
I hope this thread will make it easier, especially for the newbies out there to have a better understanding of what the regulars are talking about. However, just knowing what the acronym stands for does not always give you a complete picture of the meaning, but it should make it easier to 'SEARCH' for the finer details.

Good luck and good cycling! TYSON ;)

AC……………………ANAEROBIC CAPACITY

AEPF………………..AVERAGE EFFECTIVE PEDAL FORCE

AP……………………AVERAGE POWER

ATL………………….ACUTE TRAINING LOAD

AWC…………………ANAEROBIC WORK CAPACITY

C……………………..CADENCE

C……………………..CALORIES

Cd……………………COEFFICIENT OF DRAG

CL……………………CRANK LENGTH

CTL………………….CHRONIC TRAINING LOAD

CP……………………CRITICAL POWER

CPV………………….CIRCUMFERENTIAL PEDAL VELOCITY

CRITS……………….CRITERIUM (RACES)

FT…………………….FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD

FTP…………………..FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER

HIT…………………..HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING

HR……………………HEART RATE

HRM…………………HEART RATE METER/MONITOR

HRMax………………HEART RATE MAXIMUM

IF…………………….INTENSITY FACTOR

J………………………JOULES

KJ…………………….KILOJOULES

KK……………………KURK KINETIC TRAINER

L1,L2 ETC.………….SPECIFIED LEVEL OF INTENSITY

LBS…………………..LOCAL BIKE SHOP

LSD…………………..LONG SLOW DISTANCE

LT…………………….LACTATE THRESHOLD

LTHR…………………LACTATE THRESHOLD HEART RATE

MAOD………………..MAXIMUM ACCUMULATED OXYGEN DEFICIT

MAP………………….MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER

MLSS………………...MAXIMAL/MAXIMUM LACTATE STEADY STATE

MMP…………………MEAN MAXIMAL POWER

N……………………..NEWTONS

NMP…………………NEUROMUSCULAR POWER

NP……………………NORMALIZED POWER

OBLA………………..ONSET OF BLOOD LACTATE ACCUMULATION

PDC………………….POWER DISTRIBUTION CHART

PDF………………… POWER DURATION PROFILE

PMC.......................PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CHART

PMs………………….POWER METERS

PP……………………POWER PROFILE/POWER PROFILING

PT……………………POWERTAP WIRELESS HUB SYSTEM

pVO2MAX………….POWER AT VO2MAX

QA……………………QUADRANT ANALYSIS

RHR………………….RESTING HEART RATE

RPE………………….RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION

RR……………………ROLLING RESISTANCE (TYRES/TIRES)

RR……………………ROAD RACE

SR……………………STAGE RACE

SRM…………………CRÈME DE LA CRÈME POWER METER

SST………………….SWEET SPOT TRAINING

TRIMPS…………….HEART RATE BASED TRAINING IMPULSE

TSB………………….TRAINING STRESS BALANCE

TT……………………TIME TRIAL

TSS………………….TRAINING STRESS SCORE

VI…………………….VARIABILITY INDEX

VO2Max…………….MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE/DELIVERY

W………………….....WATTS

W/kg………………….WATTS PER KILOGRAM

Z1,Z2 ETC…………..SPECIFIED LEVEL OF INTENSITY

That's answered a few questions. Thanks!

unique acronyms :):D

L1,L2 ETC.………….SPECIFIED LEVEL OF INTENSITYAnyone care to explain exactly where/what/how each is differentiated - L1-L5?
So many times I see "doing L2" or "L4", etc... mentioned have have no idea what people are talking about. Is each a specific percentage of HRMax?

Cheers for the above definitions, as a few had me puzzled...

Anyone care to explain exactly where/what/how each is differentiated - L1-L5?
So many times I see "doing L2" or "L4", etc... mentioned have have no idea what people are talking about. Is each a specific percentage of HRMax?

Cheers for the above definitions, as a few had me puzzled...
You'll find the answer to your question and a wealth of information here.

http://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/P...ningChapter.pdf.

Cheers! Tyson

You'll find the answer to your question and a wealth of information here.

http://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/P...ningChapter.pdf.

Cheers! TysonOr here for an html version:
http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/power411/levels.asp
:)

useful informantion
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SE :p

anyone want to elaborate on SST "sweet spot training" ?

I thought it might be additional aerobic conditioning you could do with the mrs

anyone want to elaborate on SST "sweet spot training" ?

I thought it might be additional aerobic conditioning you could do with the mrsSee here (http://www.fascatcoaching.com/training_tips/SweetSpot_partdeux.html).

And this might help:
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd226/ASimmons/TrainingZonesComparison-2.jpg