I've recently done a 5 min power test while rested and pretty well peaked which got me thinking. I did the test on a mostly steady 9.4 % grade. I had read in Training and racing with a power meter book that the quasi plataue of power in a well paced pursuit somwewhat correlates with vo2max power. So does that mean that the increase over estimated vo2max power before that indicates AWC?
In this power test I did the first 2:45 min at 402 watts and the next 2:15 at 385. Looking at the graph it looks clear as daylight the sudden drop in power at the 2:45 mark and by feel it felt like I hit a wall. So is it a reasonable assumption to say that at around 2:45 I had burnt my AWC and had to rely on Aerobic sources for all the power?
17watts for 165 seconds is 2805 J if my math isn't fuzzy. I weigh about 65 kilos but 2.8 KJ for AWC would still be off the charts low. However, it wouldn't be a big surprise that my AWC isn't "there". My power profile Slopes sharply upward to the right with my 5 min about 3 rows higher then FTP.
5s- 900
1min - 580
5 min- 394- the above example
FTP- 320
Thanks,
Greg
In this power test I did the first 2:45 min at 402 watts and the next 2:15 at 385. Looking at the graph it looks clear as daylight the sudden drop in power at the 2:45 mark and by feel it felt like I hit a wall. So is it a reasonable assumption to say that at around 2:45 I had burnt my AWC and had to rely on Aerobic sources for all the power?
17watts for 165 seconds is 2805 J if my math isn't fuzzy. I weigh about 65 kilos but 2.8 KJ for AWC would still be off the charts low. However, it wouldn't be a big surprise that my AWC isn't "there". My power profile Slopes sharply upward to the right with my 5 min about 3 rows higher then FTP.
5s- 900
1min - 580
5 min- 394- the above example
FTP- 320
Thanks,
Greg