More Fun With Garmin EPOC
Garmin EPOC – A definition Since restarting regular training in February, I’ve come to enjoy the Garmin Connect Ecosystem and Garmin EPOC. EPOC is an acronym that stands for: “Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption”. It means this: When you exercise, you burn fat and carbs. The ratios of fat and carbs burned for fuel, depend on […]
Looking For Ways to Improve REM and DEEP Sleep
I Made my Eight-Hour Goal Last Night, But I Know I can Do Better Yesterday’s ride was refreshing. I may try to get outside again today, but the clock is conspiring against me. Last night, I kept my alcohol consumption down to one glass of wine. I also had a nightcap of 12oz of milk. […]
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 […]
18 Rides With the Fox DPX2 and ShockWiz
The Fox DPX2 With the ShockWiz Suspension Tuner Reveals a LOT of information! After several months spent on Peavine Peak in Northern Nevada, I have been able to come to several conclusions about my Fox DPX2 Rear Suspension. To review; I have a 2012 Trek Superfly 100 Pro, with just 100mm of rear travel. The […]
Xert Breakthrough With Physiological Metrics Part One – Warmup
We Use a Moxy Monitor, a Vo2 Master, PerfPro Studio, and Xert To Show a PROPER Warmup I continue to learn something almost daily when it comes to mixing Physics and Physiology. The data that we get and use for wattage training, is almost always complemented by the information I collect from physiology. We have […]
Xert FOCUS and XSS for February – Coaching Myself for the Month
Focusing on FOCUS and XSS
I’m going to leave the Xert ATA for a few weeks, and I am going to work on achieving FOCUS and XSS Goals on my own. I’ll show the results from the Training Pacer and Weekly Stats. Here’s a video summary… Below the fold…
Xert Taper
Xert Taper and Building the 5MMP Breakthrough Workout I’m just five days out from my Peak Performance, and it’s time for the Xert Taper. I’m switching the Xert Improvement Rate MANUALLY down to “Taper”. I thought that Xert would do this automatically, but it’s provided a “Hazard” sign informing me that it would be […]
Today’s Xert Daily Ditty – Changing the Training Advisor Recommendations by Changing the Freshness Feedback.
Today’s Xert Daily Ditty I changed the Xert Training Suggestions and Adaptive Training Advisor by altering the Freshness Feedback under my Goals. Instead of an “Endurance” Focused Ride, I got what I wanted – a “Breakaway Specialist” FOCUS. I think my Fitness Signature is stale, and I want to work towards a breakthrough, possibly today. […]
A Simple Proposal.
I’m offering my readers, coaching clients, and prospective readers A Simple Proposal.
I’ll be placing my past and future webinars behind this paywall, and instead of offering separate charges for Webinars, I’m going to fold them in with the blog membership.
You’ll be able to read all the blog’s contents, watch past webinars, all future webinars, and their recordings, for $9.99 a month.
I MAY offer Group Fitness Classes through the blog membership when that becomes available; we’re not there yet, so we’ll have to see.
Anyway, I’d like to hear your opinion. The Xert Daily Ditties take about an hour each, and of course, Webinars take time, but they work best when there’s lots of interaction and they’re set to a regular schedule.
With that, here’s the Webinar from January 1st. I’ll post a blog later today.
Thanks for Reading, and Enjoy the Ride!
Xert FOCUS – Progression Through Intensity
Xert Focus is one of the F.I.T.T. Variables When Training
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The Xert FOCUS metric shows you where the “Concentration of Benefits” show up during and after a ride. This is a rolling 22-day average of “FOCUS” that most recently shows me with a FOCUS inside of 9 minutes.[/caption]
The Xert FOCUS feature is one of the best, but perhaps least-understood features in the Xert Fitness Ecosystem. The value is expressed in terms of………..