Getting FatMaxxer On the Same Screen As PerfPro Studio
More DFAA1 Files From Myself and my Clients
My Own Sleep Was Not Great, But Things On the Cardio Side Are Really Looking Good
Well, once again, I didn’t sleep great last night. I woke up around 1:00am, and was up for about an hour. There is stress at the house with a relative, and that may have contributed. Last night, however, I woke up with a really hot lumbar area. It may have been the electric blanket my wife uses on cold evenings. It may have been her snoring. I’m just not sure.
What I continue to notice is that my DEEP sleep is weighted in the first few hours of the night, and my REM sleep mostly occurs after I’ve fallen asleep for the second time. I can continue to try and change this, or I can possibly adapt. We’ll see what the trend shows over recorded time.
DFAA1 Rides Are Showing Results
What I am perhaps more excited to share are a few of my overnight results from clients who are riding DFAA1 rides for Base training. DFA-A1 stands for: “Detrended Fluctuation Analysis – Alpha 1”. Alpha-1 means “Short Term Exponent”. Recent research by noted professionals Marco Altini, Dr. Bruce Rogers, Ian Peake, and others, has highlighted that a DFAA-1 ABOVE 0.75, yields a healthier aerobic adaptation, and time spent between 0.75 and 0.99, per FatMaxxer and HRV Logger (both apps you can download for your phone), optimize the intensity where fat is consumed as fuel.
I’m planning on staying on the DFAA-1 program for several more weeks, as are most of my clients in the Northern Hemisphere. To A PERSON, they are seeing growth trends in HR for the same DFAA-1, improved wattage, better recovery, and better discipline from the focus. Personally, I’d like to see this technology incorporated in to PerfPro Studio and Analyzer, as well as the Vo2master software.
And if you like what you see, please feel free to buy me a Cup of Coffee!
First Night With A “Pink Noise” Generator
It Was Not the Best Night, But the Time Spent Actually Sleeping With Pink Noise Was VERY Enlightening…
I thought I did everything right. Well, almost everything. The one thing I didn’t get around to yesterday was a ride. Instead, I worked on a project for my father, and got a call about some Drone work that led to a three-hour discussion that killed the rest of my day. But I limited my alcohol intake, limited my caffeine intake, and stayed off the chemical sleep aides. We watched an episode of a show we enjoy, and then red ourselves to sleep around 9:30. I turned on my Pink Noise generator to a tolerable volume, and promptly fell asleep.
Around 12:30, however, I woke up with a need to hit the restroom. I FELT like the Pink Noise had worked to my benefit, but once I woke up, it took over two hours to get back to sleep, and I ended up sleeping in another room, under a weighted blanket, and with added soft padding. I woke up around 5:50am, with the alarm going off at 6:00, and started the day.
Looking at the evidence off of Garmin Connect, it’s interesting. I THINK the Pink Noise generator may have actually helped. From 9:30 to about 12:30, I was in Light and Deep Sleep. After I finally went back to sleep around 2:30am, I used the Pink Noise Generator, and started hitting my REM sleep goals.
But it was not enough overall, and today, once again, I feel like hell. I also woke up with a left-hemisphere migraine headache. I don’t know if that was because of the Pink Noise, or not. I was not dehydrated, I was not suffering a hangover. I’m vexxed.
I’m going to head out and just ride “Petey’s Poop Loop” several times from my house. I’ll shoot for 7 or 8 laps, but if not, I’ll just pull in and vedge. I tried to fly my flight sim this morning, and it was a disaster. Lack of good sleep affects mental acuity. I’m not sleeping. I’m not safe in a plane, in a car, or on a bike. I hate this.
October 9 2021 Post-Ride Analysis
Bouncing Between DFAA1 0.75 and 1.00 for Optimal Fat Burn and Aerobic Base Improvement
Having the FatMaxxer Android software on-screen in realtime has brought a new element to my base training. I use the screen to try and keep my intensity between DFAA 1.00 and 0.75. The advantage to this is that I can trust the fraction, more than I can trust the actual heart rate. Furthermore, looking at my power and Vo2max, I was able to keep the value below 40ml/kg/min, averaging about 35ml/kg/min, and I watched my Tidal Volume from the Vo2master, stay around 4.0 liters/breath.
I’m going to focus on economy and aerobic foundation. This is going to be FASCINATING!