Xert Training Deficit

Xert Training Deficit and Workout Goal – October 12th, 2020

My Xert Training Deficit for Monday at 8:15am reads “69 XSS”.

The Xert Training Pacer is just a little bit behind High Noon. The FOCUS is at “Endurance”.

I think I’ll stay indoors today, even though it’s beautiful outside, and just aim for my goal. I am convinced that if I do this again in the Spring, I will truly focus on Endurance for Pre-Base and Base, and let the Lower Threshold Power rise as high as possible.

The Xert Training Deficit for this morning is 69 points. I think I’ll stay indoors and just focus on easy points.

POST-RIDE REVIEW

Notice how I never show time? That’s because it’s irrelevant. The FOCUS is purely aerobic, and well-polarized. Strain is modest. Fat beat Carbs by quite a bit. And I hit my goal of 69 XSS!

Now, this is is where things get interesting.

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….

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.

The beauty of a ride like this is that you can watch your XSS tick up steadily over time. The problem with a ride like this is that it’s incredibly unrealistic, and it can also be mind-numbingly boring. You’ll see that I stood up around 30:00 and rode out of the saddle. I needed a change.

The Xert Training Deficit revealed, post-ride, the following graph:

The Xert Training Pacer needle did not move much, but the Xert Triangle moved. Today was purely aerobic and maintenance-based for volume.

I beat the Workout Goal of 65 points, and held on to my fitness.

The Xert Progression Line continues to float up. I may do this same workout again tomorrow. But I might also hit the mountain bike trails again and see what my fitness can do out in the singletrack.

Training Load continues to rise, while form sort of flatlines. I may go easy tomorrow to get some points aerobically, or I might feel the itch to get outside and hammer a bit, breaking the suggestion from the Advisor.

Thanks for reading!

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