Since I began coaching in 2009, the general wisdom regarding “training with a power meter” has been to perform a power test every 4-6 weeks to best monitor changes in fitness.
Since I began coaching in 2009, the general wisdom regarding “training with a power meter” has been to perform a power test every 4-6 weeks to best monitor changes in fitness.
For many cyclists, winter is the least wonderful time of the year to ride. A mixture of sick kids, holiday commitments, and fewer daylight hours often conspire to ruin the best-laid training plans.
In today’s post, we’ll put on the coaching hat and examine how best to utilize periodization when planning for an upcoming season. We’ll begin by defining our primary term.
We’re kicking off a new series on the blog called Coaching Hat, where I answer a specific training-related question while detailing the thought process that got me to the answer.
One question I’ve heard with greater frequency is some variation of this: Should I start tracking “_“?