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Mar 02 2021

Why A Coach Will Help You

A Coach Will Help You Salvage A Workout, Better Than Any Prescibed Program

Failing a workout is always frustrating. A good coach will help you understand why, and how, but a great coach will help you get something good out of that workout. This will help you physically, physiologically, and mentally. Let’s find out why.

Just to summarize; workouts exist to help cyclists increase their capacity in the aerobic, anaerobic, and peak power realms. Not every workout has to be hard. Not every workout has to result in a breakthrough. A good ride brings its’ own values. Attempting a breakthrough when a cyclist is already fit gets harder and harder as fitness improves. Cyclists still get results from ‘near-miss’ opportunities. As much as I love Billat 30-30’s, they don’t have to result in a flat MPA at Threshold. The cyclist in the video was ready to quit. He had a lot of things on his mind. Neither he nor I actually get paid to ride. But his perception was that he ‘failed’. Instead, we rallied, and he actually succeeded and became a much more capable athlete as a result.

A Coach will help you realize this. I’ve told the story about the ancient Spartans before, but the summary is titled “Humping the Oak Tree”. I won’t go into details but the end result was a dead kid. The Spartans were cold-hearted. Modern cyclists just don’t need to try and push an Oak Tree over every time they throw a leg over their bike. It’s not meant to be that hard. Xert will show cyclists how much capacity they have, as well as potential. But it doesn’t have to result in failure and frustration.

I Fail Workouts ALL the Time

Even a coach needs a coach. Workouts exist to challenge. They don’t exist to break your spirit. Embrace the fact that limits exist, and work like a mime to expand them out. You’ll be happier, fitter, and will have more fortitude, with a Coach showing the way.

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Feb 12 2021

Xert FTP Tested

Xert Claims my FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Sits At 265 Watts. Is It Accurate?

I've always wondered if calculated Functional Threshold Power Values are accurate. Since 2017, however, I have relied on the Xert FTP value. For years, we relied on the "20-Minute" Test. Riders would perform a 20-Minute effort, all out, and then subtract 5% from that value. The new number was considered "Threshold". Later, physiologists looked at 90% of a 3-Minute Maximal Effort. There's the 5-1-5 test.... Step Tests (25w steps every 3 minutes)... Ramp tests (15-20w every minute)... The latest 'Testing' asks for a 20-minute, 5-minute, 1-minute, and 5-second effort.
Xert FTP Garmin PerfPro Studio Vo2 Master
Xert Claims that my FTP (Functional Threshold Power) is at 265 watts. Let's find out how accurate that really is.

NO MORE TESTING???.

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Written by Richard Wharton · Categorized: Moxy, PerfPro Training, Vo2 Master, Xert Training · Tagged: bicycle coach, Bike Coach, heart rate, Heart Rate Variability, mountain bike coach, Moxy, Moxy Monitor, Moxy Muscle Oxygen Sensor, PerfPro Studio, Reno Bike Coach, Reno Cycling, Reno Cycling Coach, training with wattage, Vo2 master, Vo2max, Wattage Training, What is Xert, Xert, Xert FTP

Feb 10 2021

Garmin Connect Sleep Tracker – With Sominex

Garmin Connect Recorded NO Time Awake Last Night!
Garmin Connect Sleep Tracker
Did a Sleeping Pill help me rest better? Am I ready for a breakthrough effort?
Continuing down this path of measuring and analyzing my sleeping pattern, Garmin Connect showed what my sleeping pattern was after I took a sleeping aid.
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Written by Richard Wharton · Categorized: Fitness, Garmin Connect · Tagged: bicycle coach, Bike Coach, cycling, cycling coach Richard Wharton, Garmin connect, Garmin Connect Sleep Tracker, mountain bike coach, Reno Bike Coach, Reno Cycling Coach, Reno Mountain Biking, Sleep Quality, Sominex

Feb 09 2021

Garmin Connect – Let’s Talk About SLEEP!

Garmin Connect Has A Sleep Tracker That Can Help You Optimize Sleep and Recovery!

Garmin Connect Sleep Tracker
The Garmin Connect Sleep Tracker provides assessment for sleep quality and quantity.
The Garmin Connect Ecosystem is RICH with features that are either under-utilized or perhaps are misunderstood. I have wanted to explore Garmin Connect with my followers for a while now. I think the Sleep Tracker is a great place to start. Garmin Connect, when paired with any of.....
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Feb 08 2021

Moxy Monitor Warmup Protocol

The Moxy Monitor Warmup Protocol Ensures a Better Ride!

 

The Moxy Monitor gives cyclists a better window into their body, and how the body responds to intervals and recovery. When we use the Moxy for warmup observations, we end up with a higher saturated muscle oxygen (SMo2), and a higher Total Hemoglobin Count (ThB). You want this higher SMO2 and ThB, because it is the electrical equivalent of “Volts”, and “Amps”, on a battery. With Watts, you have a more complete picture!

My wife, Tracy Christenson, was the model for this video, and after the warmup, she performed two 6-minute intervals, just below her predicted Functional Threshold Power. The Moxy Monitor’s SmO2 and ThB information provided there was also very instructional.

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