How to train using a power meter?

02-05.-2003, 10:08 PM	#1
powermad Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 22	How to train using a power meter? I'm interested in others thoughts on training with a power meter. Previously I've trained with a HR monitor and I guess the training process is similar except to train within certain power ranges on particular days?? For example, if my LT power is 300W and I'm in an 8-week intense training period before a peak, and I'm currently training as follows: Sunday: Easy ride, 2-3 hours, power range 180-250W Monday: Hill/Force work, 5x6mins hills at 330W, recover at 180W Tuesday: Easy ride, 1.5hours, power range 180-250W Wednesday: LT/TT work, 2x20mins at 290-310W, recover at 180W Thursday: Rest Friday: Easy ride, 1.5hours, power range 150-200W, 3-4 x 2min efforts at 300W for pre-race loosen up. Saturday: Race/TT Any thoughts on this? On easy days should I strictly adhere to the power ranges I'm setting and not go over 250W on hills etc..? I know the easy days should be easy, but if I hit some hills and drift to say 330 or 350W for 2-4mins, will this change the workout significantly?? My thinking is that training by HR was problematic because short efforts didn't show in HR changes but physiologically they still had an unwanted damaging/training effect (which ideally was to be avoided on easy days to save effort for hard days). I'm worried if my easy days include some efforts like this, say a few 2-4minute hills at 300W+, that all my training days start to look too similar rather than the easy days been very easy and the hard days (eg. LT work or hills) been much harder (maybe higher than the power levels I'm setting above)? This is my intensity/build training period after all?? Thoughts? Last edited by powermad : 02-05.-2003 at 10:18 PM.

02-05.-2003, 10:25 PM	#2
robuk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 16	Hi, Try this link and read the manual tells you exaxtlky how to train with a power meter :- http://users.pandora.be/phil.stone/...;s%20manual.htm If u can't access the link I can send you a copy by email... Last edited by 2LAP : 21-05.-2003 at 03:39 PM.

21-05.-2003, 04:23 AM	#3
jefferson Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1	I cant access link .My email is kau45@dial.pipex.com Thanks

21-05.-2003, 03:41 PM	#4
2LAP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,265	Jefferson, try it now... link fixed. __________________ www.cyclingforums.com

21-05.-2003, 04:13 PM

steve

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Originally posted by robuk
Hi,

Try this link and read the manual tells you exaxtlky how to train with a power meter :-

http://users.pandora.be/phil.stone/...;s%20manual.htm

If u can't access the link I can send you a copy by email...

There is some good info there, someone spent alot of time getting it together

cheers

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20-08.-2003, 02:59 AM

Bob West

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No link

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Originally posted by steve
There is some good info there, someone spent alot of time getting it together

cheers

Could someone send me the link that was discribed above. I tried to go there but I got a bad gateway message. My email address is westy_1313@hotmail.com

20-08.-2003, 07:52 AM	#7
53x14 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13	I can't access the link , my email is crequin@bigpond.net.au __________________ Not mind or body, but mind and body

20-08.-2003, 04:37 PM

RPLewis

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Originally posted by 53x14
I can't access the link

Try this site as the original power chapter was written by Andy Coggan and this is his power analysis software site and has some useful information for training by power.

http://cyclingpeakssoftware.com/power411.html

R.

20-08.-2003, 05:18 PM	#9
2LAP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,265	Ric, as the 'power crank king' (sorry 'tap' didn't have the same ring. What do you think of the above website? Also any idea where the above link went, where people can access the file? It was quite an interesting document. Thanks __________________ www.cyclingforums.com

20-08.-2003, 05:34 PM	#10
RPLewis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East Kent, UK Posts: 13	OK I have found another reference to the original Dr Coggan's article on power discussed previously within this thread at the following location in PDF format. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rechu...tage/coggan.pdf 2Lap, I assume that you are interested in Ric Sterns view of the cyclingpeakssoftware site? Well Ric over to you... However, if you are a fan of using TSS/IF scoring and power profiling then this is the definitive software for all your ride analysis. Try the downloadable 3-day trial version and see it for yourself. Regards, R.

20-08.-2003, 05:42 PM	#11
2LAP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,265	Thanks for the link. I'm not yet using power to train, but doing a lot of reading around so that I am informed for when I get a meter. I'm affraid I blew my power meter fund on olympic tickets!! __________________ www.cyclingforums.com

20-08.-2003, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by 2LAP
Thanks for the link. I'm not yet using power to train, but doing a lot of reading around so that I am informed for when I get a meter. I'm affraid I blew my power meter fund on olympic tickets!!

For people just about or thinking of getting into training by Power the following link may be of interest.

http://www.monkeyhillcs.com/power/FAQ.pdf

It has the answers to most of the usually asked power questions.

R.

22-08.-2003, 06:35 AM	#13
WebTrainer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 18	Performance Cycling ISBN 952-5048-55-1 Adrie van Diemen and JJ Bastiaans wrote a booklet for Polar Finland concernig Power Training. Maybe this booklet [48 pages] can help you. www.webtrainer.nl

13-09.-2005, 10:22 PM

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