Taking a GRADUATED APPROACH TO LOAD
Vasodilation Helps DFAA1 Stay High After yesterday’s poor ride, I decided this morning to take a different approach. On most of the previous rides, I have been using % slope for load, and adjusting intensity based on cadence, gear, and speed. Today, I used raw watts for load, and started off at a very low […]
DFAA1 – Curb My Enthusiasm
I thought A Good Night’s Sleep Would Lead to A Good Ride. My Heart Said Otherwise It’s frustrating – today’s ride started off with the best of intent. However, the FatMaxxer App, monitoring the DFAA1 fractions on my Heart Rate Variability, showed more strain than my wattage allowed. In other words, for the PRESCRIBED Heart […]
Deciphering Sleep
I AM Sleeping Slightly Better – Will It Translate Into a Better Ride? After taking a day off, and focusing on clients, I’m ready to hop back on with my pre-season BASE training. My weight is down about a kilogram, but interruptions in home life continue to leave me challenged with good, high quality sleep. […]
The Heart KNOWS Best.
DFAA1 With the Help of FatMaxxer and Garmin Connect Sleep Leads to a GREAT RIDE! My economy is up, my heart rate is down, my weight is down, and my power is up. SmO2 is also tracking, and I’m starting to adapt. I know none of this is new, but I do enjoy blogging the […]
October 10 Base Pre-Ride Comments; It’s Still About Sleep.
The Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Reveals My Sleep Pattern I know, I know – I should be using an Oura Ring or some other system for tracking my sleep patterns, but the fact of the matter is tha t I don’t have the ring at this time, and I’m committing myself to the Garmin Ecosystem […]
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 […]
Let’s Start With An Assessment!
What Is My Current Fitness? Stress is a horrible psychological state. It’s also chemical, and physical. Strain is the actual, physical manifestation of Stress. Think about it this way; Stress is your body, mind, and heart, looking at a hill, and saying… “I have to go climb THAT?!” And Strain is the actual GRIND as […]
75 XSS for 75 Days – 3 Weeks In.
75 XSS Is Bringing me VOLUME, But What Else Am I Accomplishing? ***** THIS DID NOT PUBLISH ON JULY 4th, 2021 LIKE I EXPECTED. PLEASE EXCUSE THE TECHNICAL GLITCH. I AM WORKING ON AN END-OF-JULY REPORT NOW. ******* XSS (Xert Strain Score) is a metric that looks at the time you spend riding, the energy […]
Testing For DFAa1 to Determine Lower Threshold Power
The DFAa1 Ramp Test Helped Me Set A More Accurate Lower Threshold Power The DFAa1 Ramp Test is a protocol that shows cyclists where their bodies begin to change biologically when under strain. It uses Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and I have studied it since at least 2004, when I wrote a pocket book for […]
Garmin Incident Detection Activated and Worked
Garmin Incident Detection Triggered After A Crash And Alerted My Wife The Garmin Incident Detection feature is one of the most under-rated features in the Garmin Connect Ecosystem. Many of my friends and family either do not know it exists, or if they do, they tend to turn it off. I’m writing this to strongly […]