Xert Freshness Feedback
Xert Freshness Feedback and How It Affects The Adaptive Training Advisor
After yesterday’s blog post, I called up Scott Steele, a young protege who works at Xert/Baron BioSystems. We spoke about the Xert Freshness Feedback and how it affects the Adaptive Training Advisor. We both agreed that the Freshness Feedback Slider is an important part of the Xert Ecosystem, and it deserves more attention.
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The Xert Freshness Feedback Slider is an easily-overlooked feature in Xert that can help you dial in your workouts for the best results.[/caption]
Where IS the Xert Freshness Feedback?
The first thing you need to know is just where this feature is located in the Xert system.
Crap Workouts and Falling Behind
Crap Workouts and Falling Behind
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As I creep into the ‘Peak’ phase, the volume required has been higher than my ability to keep up. I also have had some stressors and distractions that kept me off the bike. As a result, my Xert Adaptive Training Advisor is showing HUGE XSS deficits and a needle that is near 10 O’Clock.[/caption]
Xert Workout Goal – Late October 2020
Xert Workout Goal
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The Xert Workout Goal continues to recommend an XSS Training Surplus, which is nice. It means that I am keeping my needle on the Training Pacer close to 12 O’Clock.[/caption]
The Xert Workout Goal for the past two mornings has been between 40 and 60 points of XSS, and a FOCUS in the “Endurance” range. I made my goal on Monday, but was pressed for time on Tuesday.
Tomorrow, the Xert Workout Goal has me at
An Epic Day
An Epic Day – 70 miles of Spectacular Cycling
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Great sky, smooth roads, quiet bike, fit/fast wife, and fantastic scenery.[/caption]
My wife and I had an absolutely EPIC day of cycling on Saturday. It was a day where the temperature was perfect. The scenery was spectacular. The route was familiar. Traffic was low, except for the myriad other cyclists with whom we shared the day.
The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor suggested 170 XSS for the day, with an…….
Blowing Up A Workout
The Workout
My first mistake was in preparation. I needed to make some changes in the warmup, but I’m not the biggest fan of the Xert Workout Builder. The changes I wanted were made, but I also ended up making 8 warmup intervals, instead of 8 starter 30-second intervals. That meant that I had to dance around in the workout itself, jumping here and there, to get the warmup I wanted in.
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Here’s the workout. I had no problem achieving the first 6 intervals. It was trying to hit my goals for the next several intervals that blew me up completely.[/caption]
The next problem I encountered in setup was that the 30-second warmup intervals were just too hard. I set them based on % of FTP, instead of % slope, and they pulled my SmO2 values down to SEVEN PERCENT. I only performed five of these, but they really hurt.
ShockWiz – Climbing and Descending Peavine for a PR.
“But today was special.
I set out from the house to accomplish two goals: Achieve my Xert XSS goal for the day, which was a modest 52 points. The second goal was to continue assessing my rear suspension via the ShockWiz App, as I tweak it for optimal output on this very trail.
The route for the day was the Reno Wheelmen XC course. It was last raced in May of 2019. Covid hit in 2020 and the race itself was canceled. There are some FAST times on this 5.5 mile loop!
So let me tell you about this ride.
I needed just 52 points for the entire day, but after one loop, I had about 30 points, and I had time. The winds were calm, the temperature was great, and I checked the ShockWiz App, which gave me this information….”
Keep the Needle Pointing “NORTH”
I’m going to Keep the Needle Pointing “North”. The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor appears to be a reward system. I’m enjoying the fact that when I wake up, I can look at the ATA and the Training Pacer, realize just how hard or easy I need to ride, and then GO DO IT. I’ve said […]
ShockWiz Suspension Tuning device- Getting Suspension “Just Right”
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Shockwiz Suspension Tuner on a Front XC Sid Fork. Richard Wharton, 2017.[/caption]
The ShockWiz Suspension Tuning device works with most air-compressed forks and rear shocks. It first came out in 2016, and was purchased by Quarq/SRAM in 2017. The product measures compression, rebound, and ‘air time’ to help you tune your suspension.
For me, suspension has ALWAYS been tricky. My first bicycle with suspension was a
Xert Training Deficit
I like to ask myself – “What’s the ‘Fastest’ way to get to my XSS goal, while keeping FOCUS infinitely aerobic, and keep fat burning at or ahead of Carbs?
I set my trainer to ERG mode, and rode 190 watts the entire ride….
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Today’s ride was about fat burning and XSS. I made my points for the Xert Training Deficit, and kept my needle between 11 and 1 o’clock on the Training Pacer.[/caption]
Xert – Adaptive Training Program
Xert – Adaptive Training Program
The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor and Training Pacer built me up to a higher level of preparation, for sure. This week, I will transfer over from “Build”, to “Peak” in the Xert Adaptive Training Program.
The Target Date is still November 14th. That’s when Tracy and I will attempt to summit Truck Route 341 yet again – this time, with a breakthrough in the 20-25 minute range in mind. I’m not worried about time. We both just want to set 20MMP Records that coincide with the Power-Duration Predictions at those levels.
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The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor has helped me stay on target. The Training Pacer remains between 11 and 1 O’clock. I’ve had few days off, but I’m ready to see what the Xert Adaptive Training Program has laid out for me as I transition from “Build”, to “Peak”.[/caption]
It will be interesting to see what Xert’s Adaptive Training Program lays out. I’m looking forward to the intervals, but I also want to build my own.
Take a look at the Xert “Weekly Stats” page, inside of the “Xert Planner” menu.