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Xert Workout Goal – Late October 2020

Xert Workout Goal

Xert Workout Goal
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.
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
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An Epic Day

An Epic Day - 70 miles of Spectacular Cycling
Epic Day XSS Fitness Breakthrough
Great sky, smooth roads, quiet bike, fit/fast wife, and fantastic scenery.
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.......
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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.
Xert OBC Billat 30-30s Using Slope Mode Blowing Up a Workout
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.
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.
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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....
Xert Training Deficit 69 points Zone 2 base
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.
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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.
Xert Adaptive Training Program
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".
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.
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