Kilowatt club - Page 10

Originally Posted by otb4evr

Lucy,

You might have "right side" and "left side" mixed up.

The left side is anything under an hour.

The right side is anything over an hour.

Check out this fantastic thread posted by Frenchy:

http://www.cyclingforums.com/t369382.html

Jim

Originally Posted by sidewind

Hei,

how should one then train the "right side", > 1 hour power? Somehow, I've understood that the 2, 3, 4 hour powers are some percentages of FTP, and while FTP is trained, the longer duration powers should increase as well?

Antti

Originally Posted by Lucy_Aspenwind

Thanks but....

Eh, when it comes to cycling ability, I wouldn't put myself anywhere near the same map, maybe planet as Boonen!

Having good 5s power numbers is one thing, but being a dominant RR'er, at any level, much less as a pro is another I believe.


I think of my NM number as 'potential' rather than any guarantee or barometer of actual performance right now. I also suspect other untrained people have put up very impressive numbers in this category - I can't recall but haven't studies revealed some untrained folks capable of even 22 w/kg for 5s?

RD mentioned this in another thread, but with as little training as I've had (3 months), 5s power is probably the only thing I could be particularly exceptional in right now.