ILT power vs KJ correction of values

[Old Junker]

when doing Isolated leg training the Lower wattage levels must effect the KJ calculation right, so if you do 40 minutes of ILT do you just double the KJ as an approximation of actual KJ???

ps i dont think the ILT works but i thought i would try if for 4 weeks

 

[beerco]

so if you do 40 minutes of ILT do you just double the KJ as an approximation of actual KJ???

You wish. The KJ calculation is accurate as is.

 

[Squint]

You wish. The KJ calculation is accurate as is.

Yeah, and if one does it on a trainer, multiply it by yet another 1.5

 

[Old Junker]

You wish. The KJ calculation is accurate as is.

so 100 watts with 1 leg is not equal to 200 watts with 2 legs right

 

[velomanct]

It doesn't matter how many legs you are pedaling with, maybe you have 4 legs. The work done (KJ) is just what the powermeter tells you. Why would it be any different?

 

[Squint]

What if you have two bikes on two trainers side-by-side but only one has a powermeter? You pedal with both legs, the left leg clipped into the right pedal of the bike on the left and the right leg clipped into the left pedal of the bike on the right.

My guess is that's what the original poster is doing

It doesn't matter how many legs you are pedaling with, maybe you have 4 legs. The work done (KJ) is just what the powermeter tells you. Why would it be any different?

 

[Spunout]

Are you training for a one-legged race?