Training and Racing with a Power Meter 3rd edition

Third Edition

Hunter Allen, Andrew R. Coggan, Stephen McGregor, Andrew Coggan

• Publisher: VeloPress
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN:
  9781948006101
• Print ISBN:
  9781937715939

Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone.A power meter can unlock more speed and endurance than any other training tool—but only if you understand the data. This new third edition of Training and Racing with a Power Meter updates the comprehensive guide so that any rider can exploit the incredible usefulness of any power meter.Pioneering cycling coach Hunter Allen and exercise physiologists Dr. Andy Coggan and Stephen McGregor show how to use a power meter to find your baseline power data, profile your strengths and weaknesses, measure fitness and fatigue, optimize your daily workouts, peak for races, and set and adjust your racing strategy during a race.This third edition includes: All-new power metrics: FRC, Pmax, mFTP, Power Duration Curve, and moreTwo new power-based training plans for masters cyclists and triathletesNew training plans to raise Functional Threshold PowerOver 100 new power-based workoutsNew guidance for triathletes on pacing the bike and runNew case studies on master cyclists and triathletesMethods to test power duration and pinpoint weaknesses in a variety of race distances100 newly illustrated chartsTraining and Racing with a Power Meter, 3rd Ed. is the definitive, comprehensive guide to using a power meter. Armed with the revolutionary techniques from this guide, cyclists and triathletes can achieve lasting improvements for their best performances ever.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• 1. Why Train with Power?
• 2. Power Tools
• 3. Power-Based Training: Where to Begin?
• 4. Determining Your Strengths and Weaknesses
• 5. Using Power for Optimal Workouts
• 6. Interpreting the Data
• 7. Beyond Average Power
• 8. Shifting to the Power Duration Model
• 9. Using Power to Manage Performance
• 10. Developing a Power-Based Training Plan
• 11. Tracking Changes in Your Fitness
• 12. A Powerful Triathlete
• 13. Racing Faster with a Power Meter
• 14. Power for Other Disciplines: Cyclocross, Track, Ultra-Endurance
• Epilogue: Putting It All Together
• References
• Appendix: Workout Guide
• Glossary
• Index
• About the Authors