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Targeted Watt / KG according to 4 & 20 min best

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25-10.-2007, 02:57 AM	#1
VS1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 83	Targeted Watt / KG according to 4 & 20 min best Hi, If I have recorded average wattage for 4 minutes, for 20 minutes and for 30 minutes - is there a way to calculate / predict what should be my best average power for 1 min, 5 sec. And other durations ? Thanks.

25-10.-2007, 05:55 AM

acoggan

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Re: Targeted Watt / KG according to 4 & 20 min best

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Hi,

If I have recorded average wattage for 4 minutes, for 20 minutes and for 30 minutes - is there a way to calculate / predict what should be my best average power for 1 min, 5 sec. And other durations ?

Thanks.

Not for times that short/that much shorter than your test durations. However, if you plot the work you performed in 4, 20, and 30 min against time, you should get a straight line that would allow you to estimate your power from, say, 3 min to 40-60 min with reasonable accuracy.

25-10.-2007, 01:13 PM	#3
VS1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 83	Re: Targeted Watt / KG according to 4 & 20 min best Thank you! if I understand correctly you mean that it is pretty much linear but not for.. say.. 5 sec and 10 sec all outs..

25-10.-2007, 05:07 PM

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Re: Targeted Watt / KG according to 4 & 20 min best

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Thank you! if I understand correctly you mean that it is pretty much linear but not for.. say.. 5 sec and 10 sec all outs..

The model works well up to maximal aerobic power riding and allows for a component of anaerobic capacity but once you get into sprinting, that's using different physiological capabilities - i.e. your neuromuscular abilities.

Read this:
http://velo-fit.com/articles/critical-power.pdf
and try this:
http://velo-fit.com/articles/monod.xls

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25-10.-2007, 06:23 PM	#5
VS1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 83	Re: Targeted Watt / KG according to 4 & 20 min best Thanks Alex !!

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