Question for the Ex.Phys Boffin(s) (AWC, Power-Duration)

Originally Posted by Steve_B

I think that you have to be careful about what your intentions are and data you apply to the curve. The original idea (or at least what the guys who wrote about horse racing and human running tried to do) was to predict times at various distances. Alex applied his MMP data to make a curve for us here. As a prediction of performance, that might not work too well. If I started an effort at my 5-minute best power and tried to hold it for as long as possible, I doubt that I would be able to do my best power at succeeding durations. OTOH, if you are simply using the MMP data to derive "EI" (as defined above) as an index to track and not using it as a predictor of performance, that's something else.

Do horses understand proper pacing? Maybe we should ask one.

Originally Posted by Steve_B

Which would mean boatloads of L1/L2, i.e., LSD rides for long durations?

Originally Posted by doctorSpoc

i blow up doing isopower intervals at ave powers less than 'ramped' ave power for ramped intervals and the RPE is far greater for the isopower intervals than for the 'ramped'

Originally Posted by acoggan

I was actually thinking the opposite: heavy doses of level 5 and 6 training would strongly stimulate glycogen "supercompensation", but would likely result in a steepening, rather than a flattening, of the power-duration relationship. Ergo, it is a mistake to equate flattening of the power-duration curve with the "filling" of anything.

Originally Posted by acoggan

I was actually thinking the opposite: heavy doses of level 5 and 6 training would strongly stimulate glycogen "supercompensation", but would likely result in a steepening, rather than a flattening, of the power-duration relationship. Ergo, it is a mistake to equate flattening of the power-duration curve with the "filling" of anything.