objective said:I'm a CyclingPeaks user and would like to know if there is a way to determin PPO without having to perform a test.
I'm interested in PPO in the context of 30 sec. micro intervals.ric_stern/RST said:What do you mean by peak power? Some people use the term peak to define the highest power recorded in a (e.g.) 5-sec sprint test, while others may use the term to define the end result of (e.g.) a MAP test.
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objective said:I'm interested in PPO in the context of 30 sec. micro intervals.
ric_stern/RST said:The way i prescribe these intervals is that the 'on' portion is at ~ MAP (or a little higher ~105%). I don't know at what 'on' power Andy would prescribe his?
objective said:I'm a CyclingPeaks user and would like to know if there is a way to determin PPO without having to perform a test.
Ah, okay.acoggan said:In a word, no.
Here, BTW, is how Stepto et al. (one of the studies heavily referenced in the 30 s interval thread that I assume has you interested in this question) describe their protocol:
Cheers!acoggan said:"...each cyclist returned to the laboratory and performed an incremental exercise test to exhaustion on the Lode cycle ergometer, as previously described (9). Briefly, this test commenced at a starting load of 3.3 W·kg-1. This load was maintained for 150 s, then increased first by 50 W, then 25 W every 150 s until the cyclist was exhausted. Exhaustion was defined as a drop in the pedaling rate of > 10 rev·min-1 and/or a rise in respiratory exchange ratio (RER) of >1.1. Peak sustained power output (PP) was defined as the last completed work rate in W plus the fraction of time spent in the final noncompleted work rate multiplied by 25 W."
acoggan said:I don't prescribe them for anyone, I just do them now and again for fun.
ric_stern/RST said:I meant how you would prescribe them for yourself.
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