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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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Written by Richard Wharton · Categorized: Garmin Fields, Xert Training · Tagged: bicycle coach, Bike Coach, cycling, Cycling Coach, mountain bike coach, Reno Bike Coach, Reno Cycling, Reno Cycling Coach, Reno Mountain Biking, Xert, Xert Coach, xert online, Xert Strain, Xertonline, Xertonline.com

Jan 22 2021

Xert Breakthrough Programming

Xert Breakthrough Programming – Building a workout to achieve a breakthrough!

 

Today I’m building a workout, first through Excel, then through the Xert Workout Builder, to create 5 by 1-minute intervals, to help me visualize the average power necessary to achieve a breakthrough. I’m trying to program surpassing 356 watts over 5 minutes.

Here’s the link:

Don’t forget to register for the Webinar this next weekend, which will happen RIGHT AFTER my effort on the 30th of January!

Enjoy the ride!

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Jan 20 2021

OverReaching

OverReaching With Xert

I’m just 10 days out from my “Peak” with the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor and Xert Goals, so it’s important that I push through this period, and OverReach.

An OverReach is about increasing both training volume and intensity, and FOCUSING on the intervals necessary to improve, in this case, my 5MMP power output, to be a true “Breakaway Specialist”.

I slid the “Freshness Feedback” on the Xert Goals window to ’15’, and will perform another 5:00 FOCUS ride today, probably on a wireless trainer.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Webinar that will begin immediately after the 5MMP breakthrough effort, at 1200, GMT – 8, on January 30th. Cost is just $10.99, or you can sign up for the blog at $10 and get all past, current, and future blog posts and webinars. I’ll continue to do this monthly, so let’s learn together!

Thanks again, and ENJOY THE RIDE!

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Nov 09 2020

Xert Perfect Progression

The Xert Perfect Progression follows a SMART Protocol.

My client, Michael, is showing an example of Xert Perfect Progression. He's riding, his volume is increasing, and his fitness signature continues to improve. We are using the right mix of low and high intensity, and it's working.
Xert Perfect Progression
Real-World cyclists don't have 15-25 hours a week to train. We make our fitness improvements through steady progression.

What is Progression?

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Written by Richard Wharton · Categorized: Xert Training · Tagged: www.xertonline.com, Xert, Xert Adaptive Training Advisor, Xert ATA, Xert Form, Xert Strain, Xert Training Pacer, Xert Weekly Stats, Xert XPMC, Xert XSS, Xertonline, Xertonline.com, XSS

Oct 27 2020

Xert Freshness Feedback

Xert Freshness Feedback and How It Affects The Adaptive Training Advisor

After yesterday's blog post, I called up Scott Steele, a young protege who works at Xert/Baron BioSystems. We spoke about the Xert Freshness Feedback and how it affects the Adaptive Training Advisor. We both agreed that the Freshness Feedback Slider is an important part of the Xert Ecosystem, and it deserves more attention.
Xert Freshness Feedback Slider
The Xert Freshness Feedback Slider is an easily-overlooked feature in Xert that can help you dial in your workouts for the best results.

Where IS the Xert Freshness Feedback?

The first thing you need to know is just where this feature is located in the Xert system.
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Written by Richard Wharton · Categorized: Xert Training · Tagged: Xert, Xert Adaptive Training Advisor, Xert ATA, Xert FOCUS, Xert Freshness Feedback, xert online, Xert Training Pacer, Xert XSS, Xertonline, XSS

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