Xert Training Questions can bring great gains in fitness.
My wife has been a successful competitive cyclist for almost 20 years. She earned a Master’s Degree in Human Performance, and was a certified Cycling Coach and Triathlon Coach. She even wrote a book about resistance training and stretching! We worked together for 8 years, and now we enjoy riding and training together at our new home in the Sierras.
In 2017, using an early version of the Xert training system, Tracy won a State Championships in Texas. I called out to her from a spot on the course, “GREEN!” YELLOW!” “ORANGE!” “RED!” to indicate the different colors on the wattage screen that I felt would best suit her needs at that moment. She ended up reducing the field from 25 riders, down to 5. She won two of the three primes, and won the finale.
At the end, everyone came up to her and said, “YOU OWNED THAT RACE!” “HOW DID YOU DO IT?!” “WHAT WERE THOSE COLORS YOUR HUSBAND WAS CALLING OUT?”
Unfortunately, we never got as many women on Xert as we would have liked, though I still have female clients around the world who use it daily. I just wish there were more women cycling in general. That crusade was lost a long time ago. Other coaches and governing bodies will need to work to improve gender ratios and overall counts.
Xert Training Advisor and Women – Are There Different Needs and Challenges?
Tracy has had some struggles with her performance lately. She’s still very fit, but the lack of races in the US due to Covid has left her and others without goals. So, we started looking for Strava segments to ride, and she’s bagged some QOM’s. Yet she still expressed frustration about Xert’s Adaptive Training Advisor, and how to interpret the suggestions, as well as volume and the Fitness Signature.
This video is the first of what might be a series, where we discuss Xert for Women, Xert Training Questions, and how best to set things up for goals and training limitations.
Thanks for reading – I’m going mountain biking!