Oct 04 2020

Xert Training Pacer – 10/4/2020

Xert Training Pacer is right at 12 O'clock.

The needle on my Xert Training Pacer is right at 12 O'Clock, but if I don't ride today, the 24-hour triangle shows that I'll slip back towards 11 O'Clock. The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor is recommending a 109 XSS ride, with an Xert FOCUS on "Endurance", or "--:--".

Xert Training Pacer Rainbow Dial — *The Xert Training Pacer is at 12 O'Clock, so I'm right on target. The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor is recommending a LIGHT ride at low intensity.*

I'm going to head out now with my wife, and will report back soon.

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Oct 03 2020

Sleep and Intervals

Good Sleep is critical to recovery, so that Intervals can be completed and be effective.

I failed a workout on Friday. The effort was an attempt to get Xert XSS points in. However, I got about 5 hours of sleep on Thursday evening; three hours and then two, after two hours awake. The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor is adjusting my goals every day, but it does not take sleep quality or quantity into account. The Xert ATA does look at fatigue due to volume, but it still acts as a carrot, and I am always out chasing the goal. The thought did occur to me to take the day off, but my goal in this series is to follow the Xert Training Pacer and Workout Goals. I'm trying to do these outdoors as much as possible. I'm also trying to adjust my intensity on the mountain bike, since that is just so much more convenient. The trails are right outside my front door. Due to some time restrictions, I was unable to get outside and ride, so I opted instead for an inside ride with intervals. The Xert ATA was asking for 91 points and a FOCUS of 16:36. None of the recommended workouts in the right column offered anything less than 90 minutes. So, I went to the left tab of the Xert - My Fitness page, and designed my own workout.

Here's the workout in the Xert Workout Designer

Xert OBC GC Specialist 75 Minutes Workout is accomplishable with good sleep and intervals — Xert OBC GC Specialist 75 Minutes Workout. The main set intervals are SLOPE BASED with % FTP GOALS.

On Paper, this was entirely accomplishable. However, this is based on solid sleep and intervals that follow the SMART acronym.

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Sep 29 2020

Xert Training Pacer Rainbow Dial

I woke up this morning, after a good 7 hours of sleep, and opened the Xert App on my phone. Then I clicked on "Training". The Xert Training Pacer Rainbow Dial gave me a succinct summary of my XSS deficit, and my XSS Goals for the day. I had breakfast, did some work, and then headed out on my mountain bike.

Training Pacer Rainbow Dial Outer Ring

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Sep 28 2020

Low Intensity With the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor 9-28-2020

Here is a screenshot of my Xert Adaptive Training Advisor recommendations for Monday.

I am definitely tired from the weekend, but I know that the Adaptive Training Advisor is telling me to go slow and steady, and just ride for points. My deficit for the day is just 38 XSS points. The workout goal is 69 XSS points. FOCUS is super low.

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Sep 28 2020

Xert ATA and Extra Points

Here's the workout recommendation from the Xert ATA. It shows that I have an XSS deficit of 35 points. It's recommending 114 points for the day.

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