I want to publish a collection of power meter reviews. If you have used your power meter (SRM, PowerTap, Ergomo, Polar etc.) for more than 6 Months, please write a review of it and share your experiences with people at Power Meter Tips (yup, there is a new name on this blog..!)
The review shall contain details about: Installation, Software, Pros/Cons and Overall Rating (1-10).
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Tomorrow, Sunday the 17th of December, will be the last chance to join the Power Meter Project 2007. From 1st of January 2007 a group of riders begin a 12 week program based on wattage controlled intervals. If you want to be a part of this project, then fill in the form here. And remember: It is completely free! Riders involved in this project will get a free 12 week personalized training program based on test results. These tests will be performed in the end of December. Training4cyclists.com will publish reports from the tests made during the period and are allowed to publish data from all riders included in the project.
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Training4cyclists.com offers power meter users a great opportunity to improve their performance. From 1st of January 2007 a group of riders begin a 12 week program based on wattage controlled intervals. If you are interested in joining this free project, please contact me in the form below. I can not tell you how many people get involved in this project, but if you are motivated and a have a calibrated SRM or Power Tap on your bike, there is a good chance you can be invited.
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Watt max testing is a fast and accurate way to evaluate your training. I normally recommend serious riders to do a couple of these tests through the season.
Why you should do a watt max test
First of all, it is very motivating to follow progress in performance. When you word hard to achieve a better performance, it is very satisfying to see that you are not vesting your time. Even for small increments, the test is very sensitive.
Secondly, it is possible to use the test results to modify your training program. This could be done either through optimizing your power outputs in the intervals or maybe a test will show that you need a recovery week. The optimal situation is to evaluate the test results with your cycling coach.
Watt max test
1. 15 min warm up
2. 100W workload ”“ increase intensity with 10W every 30sec.
3. Keep cadence at min. 80rpm.
4. Ride until exhaustion
5. Notice the last completed power output. = P
6. Notice seconds spent at exhaustion power output = T
How to calculate the result from a watt max test
Watt max power = P + (T/30x10W)
Example: A rider gets exhausted after 15 seconds at 280W. Thus, his last completed power output is 270W. Calculation of Watt max power = 270W + (15/30 x 10W) = 275W
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