My (evolving) understanding of Dr. Coggan "Training and racing using a power Meter..."
RapDaddyo's training methodology.
A recent thread in the training forum (http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread.php?p=2648962#post2648962)
All this have inspired me this question.
Aside from the unorganized vs organized aspect. What is the difference between TSS accumulated during a race, such as a 60min crit, and training session TSS ?
I mean, back in the days when we couldn't (or simply wouldn't) carfully log data gathered during a race, we coaches could only attempt to guess, or estimate the stress or strain of a race in the overall training week. What was happening during a "training" race, was totally outside our control.
Nowdays, one can precisely log power and hr data every 5 seconds (or so), and sort all that in a computerized training log. It's then possible to summarize this data, and see how much L4, L5, L6 and such have been done this week, month, year.
Shouldn't this new reality motivate riders to participate more and more in "training" races?
RapDaddyo's training methodology.
A recent thread in the training forum (http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread.php?p=2648962#post2648962)
All this have inspired me this question.
Aside from the unorganized vs organized aspect. What is the difference between TSS accumulated during a race, such as a 60min crit, and training session TSS ?
I mean, back in the days when we couldn't (or simply wouldn't) carfully log data gathered during a race, we coaches could only attempt to guess, or estimate the stress or strain of a race in the overall training week. What was happening during a "training" race, was totally outside our control.
Nowdays, one can precisely log power and hr data every 5 seconds (or so), and sort all that in a computerized training log. It's then possible to summarize this data, and see how much L4, L5, L6 and such have been done this week, month, year.
Shouldn't this new reality motivate riders to participate more and more in "training" races?