Here's a good articleAndROOb said:When testing for critical power;
what are the time durations to use?
Should they be done from a standing start(stationary), or can they be done from a spinning start(cranks turning)?
AndROOb said:When testing for critical power;
what are the time durations to use?
Should they be done from a standing start(stationary), or can they be done from a spinning start(cranks turning)?
LoL! There goes the free advice we've been enjoying all this time...acoggan said:Man, I've been waiting for a chance to use this line: the answers are in our book.
Indeed! But here's the real question: since we're all going to go out and buy copies of the book, will Andy make his autograph available in a downloadable image so we can print it on stickers and apply it to the books to make them "virtually autographed"? After all, we've known the author from even before his book came out.frenchyge said:LoL! There goes the free advice we've been enjoying all this time...
If you're talking about the Mean Maximal Power vs. Duration curve, they all have a big hump on the left side, followed by a big sag in the middle down to a fairly flat downslope on the right side. That doesn't mean you're destined to be a sprinter.AndROOb said:Having now completed several 2x20's, and a 3 minute test on a hill close by, my power duration curve is looking distictly like that of a sprinter(sloping down from the left). The gradient is slight for the first 20 seconds(815w-755w), then drops steeply up to the minute(395w), then continues as a gentle slope, finishing on 182w for 2 hours.
Even if I persevere at short distance TT's (10's, 25's and a couple of 50's), I'm still going to have a substantial drop between 20 sec and 1 minute.
Should I consider some short distance sprint disciplines, given this analysis?
Between 1 and 9 minutes, the slope is still downward, then it levels out a bit but still with a slight slope. I figure with a season of training and racing ahead, I will make another analysis later in the year.frenchyge said:If you're talking about the Mean Maximal Power vs. Duration curve, they all have a big hump on the left side, followed by a big sag in the middle down to a fairly flat downslope on the right side. That doesn't mean you're destined to be a sprinter.
Take some of those numbers and look at the chart here: http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/profile.html to get a feel for what type of rider you might be more inclined to be.
Right. That's typical. Doesn't mean you're a sprinter.AndROOb said:Between 1 and 9 minutes, the slope is still downward, then it levels out a bit but still with a slight slope.
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