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Intrinsic Insights – How What I Look At Applies to YOU

"The information I'm collecting right now is an attempt at revealing the INTRINSIC phenomena of exercise. When a bike ride starts, heart rate goes up. Muscles get squeezed. Breathing rate rises. Oxygen travels and Cardon Dioxide gets expelled. The bicycle moves forward. Calories are burned, Kilojoules are expended. The mind literally turns on extra channels to increase situational awareness, body position and risk assessment. I love this stuff!"
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Physiological Baselines for “Base”.

On Christmas Day, I performed a 60-minute workout on PerfPro Studio. I also recorded the data on Vo2master software. The goal was two-fold. I wanted to perform a ramp test, to try and determine Physiological baselines, specifically Heart Rate at DFAA-1 0.75 and 0.500. I also wanted to see if I could determine Ventilatory Threshold 1 and Ventilatory Threshold 2. Finally, I wanted to determine whether I could 'See' deflection points via SmO2. With this information, I can work on adaptation to higher loads of power and traditional heart rate.
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Base Ride Analysis Using Published Science

"In the first part of the video, you can see FatMaxxer being screencast from an Android to the PC window. The second screen is the Vo2master software, which is being screencast to the PC using LonelyScreen app. The rest of the information is being presented through PerfPro Studio. Post-ride analysis was done using PerfPro Studio, PerfPro Analyzer Beta, and Runalyze."
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The Road to 300 Watts FTP

Right Now, It's NOT about 300 Watts; It's About Raising LOWER THRESHOLD

The goal of base is to train the body for Economy. Stamina is the fundamental Pillar for Polarized Training. When you train using DFAA-1, you can get a clearer picture of how your body is responding to the training. Wattage and traditional heart rate become
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More DFAA1 Files From Myself and my Clients

My Own Sleep Was Not Great, But Things On the Cardio Side Are Really Looking Good

Well, once again, I didn’t sleep great last night. I woke up around 1:00am, and was up for about an hour. There is stress at the house with a relative, and that may have contributed. Last night, however, I woke up with a really hot lumbar area. It may have been the electric blanket my wife uses on cold evenings. It may have been her snoring. I’m just not sure.

What I continue to notice is that my DEEP sleep is weighted in the first few hours of the night, and my REM sleep mostly occurs after I’ve fallen asleep for the second time. I can continue to try and change this, or I can possibly adapt. We’ll see what the trend shows over recorded time.

DFAA1 Rides Are Showing Results

What I am perhaps more excited to share are a few of my overnight results from clients who are riding DFAA1 rides for Base training. DFA-A1 stands for: “Detrended Fluctuation Analysis – Alpha 1”. Alpha-1 means “Short Term Exponent”. Recent research by noted professionals Marco Altini, Dr. Bruce Rogers, Ian Peake, and others, has highlighted that a DFAA-1 ABOVE 0.75, yields a healthier aerobic adaptation, and time spent between 0.75 and 0.99, per FatMaxxer and HRV Logger (both apps you can download for your phone), optimize the intensity where fat is consumed as fuel.

I’m planning on staying on the DFAA-1 program for several more weeks, as are most of my clients in the Northern Hemisphere. To A PERSON, they are seeing growth trends  in HR for the same DFAA-1, improved wattage, better recovery, and better discipline from the focus. Personally, I’d like to see this technology incorporated in to PerfPro Studio and Analyzer, as well as the Vo2master software.

 

And if you like what you see, please feel free to buy me a Cup of Coffee!