{"id":19995,"date":"2017-06-29T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T08:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/?p=19995"},"modified":"2017-07-10T10:09:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T09:09:13","slug":"even-more-tips-new-power-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/even-more-tips-new-power-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Watt? more TIPS ? New POWER Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once just a tool for a pro bike rider, power meters have gone all mainstream and more accessible. So how will a power meter help your riding?<\/p>\n

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Fight the Power<\/h2>\n

Power is the only measurable and accurate way of assessing effort on a bike. If you are riding at 300 watts you are riding at 300 watts – speed and heart rate are irrelevant. Before power meters came along, heart rate and perceived effort were the only way to try to get a handle on how you were training and racing. Heart rate could be effected by a range of other things such as lack of sleep or too much coffee. Perceived effort was just a bit too vague. Tricky to tell your coach you were going hard or harder or really, really f\u2019ing hard!<\/p>\n

Watts Up<\/h2>\n

If you want to improve, knowing where you are starting\"\" from is vital. Coaches and online training platforms all use power as a measurement, they are likely to want to know where you are before starting a programme. A common approach for this is to complete an FTP test.<\/p>\n

Watts Going On<\/h2>\n

A Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test is 20 minutes of sustained maximum effort. Take your average power for the 20 minutes and deduct 5%. This figure is your estimated FTP. Power zones are a percentage of FTP, for example;<\/p>\n

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ZONE \u00a0\u00a0 What is it?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 % of FTP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hurt level<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Active Recovery\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <55%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Easy, not hurting at all<\/p>\n

2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Endurance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56 \u2013 75%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Could ride all day<\/p>\n

3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tempo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 76 \u2013 90%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Below TT pace \u2013 trying a bit<\/p>\n

4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lactate Threshold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91 \u2013 105%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TT pace, 1hr will hurt<\/p>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VO2 Max\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 106 \u2013 120%\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Hard hurt, 5 min effort<\/p>\n

6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anaerobic Capacity\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 120 \u2013 150%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30 secs to 3min. Much Hurt<\/p>\n

7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Neuromuscular Power\u00a0 >150%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-15 secs Max Hurt – Sprint!<\/p>\n

Use a free online Power Zone calculator to get your zone power numbers, here\u2019s the British Cycling one;<\/a><\/p>\n

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Whats Watt?<\/h2>\n

Power measuring devices have led to a range of terms entering into the bike rider dictionary;<\/p>\n

Average Power<\/strong> \u2013 The average power output for a period of time.<\/p>\n

Normalized Power<\/strong> \u2013 Allows for changes in intensity and is a more accurate record of effort<\/p>\n

TSS (Training Stress Score)<\/strong> \u2013 As a guide a 1 hour TT would have a TSS of 100<\/p>\n

Watts Per Kilo<\/strong> – Is simply watts, divided by weight in Kilograms.<\/p>\n

Power Meters can be incorporated several into different components. At Merlin we stock simple single non drive side cranks such as Stages<\/a>, or drive side or axle measured powermeters such as those from FSA<\/a>\u00a0 Sram<\/a> Quark<\/a> and Rotor<\/a>. Stages new Dash<\/a> head unit integrates with the Stages power crank and their own training software.<\/p>\n

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Watt The F….?<\/h2>\n

The more widespread usage of power meters, combined with the wider reporting of rider stats, has led to a deeper appreciation of just how hard top-level riding is. In the 2017 Paris Roubaix, for example, German sprinter Andrei Greipel had a normalised power output of 370 Watts for the 5hr41 minutes. The final 30 seconds averaged over 1035 watts, peaking at 1533 Watts at the end of 255 kilometres…<\/p>\n

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Andrei Greipel time trialling in the 2012 Tour De France<\/p>\n

Powerful Women<\/h2>\n

The popularity of the power metric has also highlighted just how good the best Elite level pro women bike riders are.<\/p>\n

To be up there in a World Cup level pro women’s time trial, for example, you would need to be able to average more than 5.2 watts per kg – this is well into the realms of good 1st category & domestic pro male rider levels. Maybe this is why women’s racing is often more exiting to watch than the mens…<\/p>\n

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Bex power! Former Merlin employee Bex Rimmington (Team WNT<\/a>) in TT mode.<\/p>\n

Coach Tom says…
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There is an old advertising slogan “Power is nothing without control” and this applies perfectly with power meters. The best way to use a power meter to its (and your) full potential is to use a coach who can interpret the numbers and prescribe a training schedule which is personal to you, your time constraints and your history \/ aspirations. Just riding along watching the numbers go up and down won’t win you any races or improve your performance in a sportive. However a dedicated, structured training plan just might!<\/em><\/p>\n

Tom Barras \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n

Tom (below right) was a pro rider for 15 years and General Manager of the NFTO Pro Team in 2016, he now operates Training-Pro.<\/a><\/p>\n

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