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Mar 02 2018

Using W Prime in PerfPro Studio To Get the Most Out of Your Body

W Prime PerfPro Studio Analyzer — What's that Green Line? That's Your W Prime Line!

W Prime is a great way to measure your training load.

Not everyone owns a power meter for their bike. Some people do not want to make the investment in equipment. Some just want a great workout and want to see how hard they can push their bodies. W Prime in PerfPro Studio is a great tool to help athletes measure their effort better.

PerfPro Studio has added features almost weekly now for several years. This is a robust, solid training platform that is my go-to for indoor studios. It is consistent and is easy to operate. PerfPro Studio shows riders what they need to know, both on a dashboard and graphically, so they can achieve their goals.

Since 2015, I have been employing W Prime testing at my studio, Cycling Center Dallas. It's a great tool, and in this post I show you how to put W Prime to work for you.

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Aug 11 2017

Xert In a Crit: Prime Win and Victory!

Travis Pope is a big guy with a big engine. He loves to ride, loves to race, loves Xert, and he loves to train with it. He has been a client for years, but has suffered several crashes that left him on the sidelines. It also affected his training consistency.

But this year has been a different story. Travis has trained consistently. In early June, he bought a Garmin 1000 and began training with Xert Fields.

The Race According to Xert

Xert Profile of Travis Pope's Criterium Win. Note the severe drops in MPA in the middle and the end.

Last night, it all paid off! Here's how Travis used Xert training to turn his hard work into success on the podium.

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Aug 10 2017

Interval Shapes – Intensity Over Time

Interval Shape Defines Intensity — Which Interval Led to the highest average power?

Take a look at this graph. Each interval has a different shape. It shows four separate 45-second intervals of maximal effort, on a 4% slope. I used PerfPro Studio to design this workout. Recoveries were three minutes each.

We also need to take into account that these intervals are taken 53 minutes into a 60 minute workout. The rider was fatigued, but the lesson is still relevant.

In this post I'll show you how to use not just intervals but interval shapes to craft your intensity over time for maximum gains in fitness and available power.

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Aug 01 2017

“On The Fly” FTP: Using Xert’s What’s My FTP App On Your Garmin

Not even a month ago, Xert by Baron BioSystems, released What's My FTP? on the Garmin Connect IQ ecosystem. The premise is simple: if you have a smart Garmin head unit (520, 820, 920, 735, 1000) and an on-bike power meter, you can determine your Functional Threshold Power (FTP) with just a few solid, hard efforts, over a period of time.

I'm always skeptical about new product claims, but given Xert's incredibly short but solid track record of apps that are dead-nuts on, I decided to give What's My FTP a try. I put it to work for two of my clients, and all I can say is Wow—the results are incredible!

Now let's show you how to get the same results for yourself.

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Jul 29 2017

ShockWiz Tuning – A Video Discussion

Here's another video highlighting my experiences with the ShockWiz Tuning System for mountain bikes. This is a tougher trail, with more rock and twists and lips, and I'm convinced that I'll be faster, and smoother, because of this investment.

OH yeah—6 watts difference on my average power between the first and second lap, led to a 2.5 minute improvement over 4.8 miles. THAT IS HUGE!

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