Product Description

Training with power means that you are utilising the latest tool in the cycling industry today in order to maximize your athletic potential.With every crank of the pedals, power meters can bring about improved performance for both cyclists and triathletes. But understanding how to use the technology is key. Here's the first book to fully explore the benefits and methodology of power-based training. Step-by-step instructions explain how to incorporate power into regular training, identify strengths and weaknesses, track progress throughout the season, and peak for the most important races."Training & Racing with a Power Meter" is for all power meter users or those thinking about taking the plunge. It can help the advanced users better understand their current power data and delve deeper into the numbers, while new users will find out the steps to take in order to better use their power meter. And if you don't own a power meter yet, let "Training & Racing with a Power Meter" be your guide to the products available with recommendations, installation notes and clear directions on how to interpret the data they provide.Authors Allen and Coggan explode the myth that power meter training is too complicated for the average cyclist. This title includes a thorough guide to help cyclists find the right power meter to suit their goals. Comprehensive illustrations explain key concepts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53937 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Customer Reviews

This will make you a stronger cyclist
This was an invaluable assist to me as an beginner coming into the sport and wanting to make up for lost time.

Within the first month of using the training approach and workouts set out in this book I had added 40 watts to my threshold power and could see clearly what I needed to do to further improve the range of capabilities needed to compete in my chosen event.

The book includes very specific workouts for training your different systems and also includes detailed testing protocols to help ensure that you are training at the right intensities for you. The book also includes a comparative power table so that you can see where you are at the moment and assess how much improvement you need to make.

I would also recommend Joe Friel's book (for me, the Mountain Bikers Training Bible) for as a complimentary source of information (for instance, about periodisation).

Highly recommended.

The best power training book in 2007
I bought a Powertap powermeter early last year and this book to help me understand how to use it. I have a library of race training books, however this is currently one of the few that provides a real insight on how to use the powermeter and all the data logged to train correctly. Whilst it does contain example annual training plans, one area it doesn't go into great depth is setting those plans up. There are plenty of other books to help do that though.

Exploit your Powermeter
If you are training with a powermeter THIS IS your book. It puts in order the massive data a powermeter provides and turn it to your own good and benefit.

Not helpfull if you still trainig with heart rate zones though.