New take on the classic “Power Zone Calculator”
speed Understanding Power Zones Everyone has seen the pretty images of power zones; you may have even created one as they are based on simple percentages. A “zone” simply means …
Are you terrorized by your own FTP?
mood_bad Being Terrorised by Your Own FTP In January I caught COVID-19 for the second time and needed a week’s break from training. This was relatively short compared with the …
What is the Optimal Team Timetrial Strategy?
groups What is the Optimal Team Time Trial Strategy? If you are riding in a team online or in real life, how do you pick a team? How do you …
Redefining Exhaustion and TTE
How hard do you find the famous 60m FTP test? Have you ever tried it? Popular opinion is it is horribly difficult. So much so most people are scared to …
Coach: how do I improve my FTP? (A Simplified Approach)
This is probably at the top of the FAQs. I was asked again today by Jake, a beginner: “How do I improve my FTP via training?” Rather than go deep …
10 things to do with your *new* powermeter
So you just got a power meter? Great now do this….. 1. Set It Up Correctly First things first, unbox it and send the photos to you all your …
How precise is my FTP?
Trouble pinning down your FTP?….this could be why Over on the intervals.icu forum (https://forum.intervals.icu/t/inaccurate-power-meter-or-anaerobic-contribution/1062) Benjamin_Turner asks: “I was l aid off at the start of the pandemic so I’ve had …
Is FTP physiologically real…or does it exist only in Coggan’s imagination? (updated 2022)
Background Everyone has an opinion on FTP, their own FTP, your FTP, my FTP, their dog’s FTP. There is no denying that FTP has been a success in the sense …
Coach how do I rate as a cyclist from 0–100?!
Have you heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect? Basically when you have little knowledge you can overestimate your ability but the more you find out the more you realize you don’t know that …
