Training and Racing with a Power Meter

by Andrew Coggan (Author), Hunter Allen (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.27

  Training with power means that you are utilising the latest tool in the cycling industry today in order to maximize your athletic potential.With every crank of the pedals, power meters can bring about improved performance for both cyclists and triathletes. But understanding how to use the technology is key. Here's the first book to fully explore the benefits and methodology of power-based training. Step-by-step instructions explain how to incorporate power into regular training, identify strengths and weaknesses, track progress throughout the season, and peak for the most important races. Training & Racing with a Power Meter is for all power meter users or those thinking about taking the plunge. It can help the advanced users better understand their current power data and delve deeper into the numbers, while new users will find out the steps to take in order to better use their power meter. And if you don't own a power meter yet, let Training & Racing with a Power Meter be your guide to the products available with recommendations, installation notes and clear directions on how to interpret the data they provide.Authors Allen and Coggan explode the myth that power meter training is too complicated for the average cyclist. This title includes a thorough guide to help cyclists find the right power meter to suit their goals. Comprehensive illustrations explain key concepts.

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  Paperback
  2010

  $3.27

  Hunter Allen and Andy Coggan, PhD have completely revised the book that made power meters understandable for amateur and professional cyclists and triathletes. Power meters have become essential tools for competitive cyclists and triathletes. No training tool can unlock as much speed and endurance as a power meter--for those who understand how to interpret their data. A power meter displays and records exactly how much energy a cyclist expends, which lends unprecedented insight into that rider's abilities and fitness. With the proper baseline data, a cyclist can use a power meter to determine race strategy, pacing, and tactics. Training and Racing with a Power Meter makes it possible to exploit the incredible usefulness of the power meter by explaining how to profile strengths and weaknesses, measure fitness and fatigue, optimize workouts, time race readiness, and race using power. This new edition: Enables athletes to predict future performance and time peak formIntroduces fatigue profiling, a new testing method to pinpoint weaknessesIncludes two training plans to raise functional threshold power and time peaks for race dayOffers 75 power-based workouts tuned for specific training goalsThis updated edition also includes new case studies, a full chapter on triathlon training and racing, and improved 2-color charts and tables throughout. Training and Racing with a Power Meter, will continue to be the definitive guide to the most important training tool ever developed for endurance sports.