jeffr_tech ([info]jeffr_tech) wrote,
@ 2007-08-27 00:04:00
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A common measurement for fitness among competitive cyclists is "watts/kg of body mass" at 'threshold' which is what you can sustain for about an hour. Last year I was around 5.1 watts/kg at 185bpm. The TDF winner this year is probably somewhere near 6.5 watts/kg, he also weighs the same as me, 60kg. That's 390watts to my ~310.

A month ago after a nearly 6 month break from cycling, I was at about 2 watts/kg at 205bpm. Today I did 3.8 at 195bpm after cycling about an hour every other day. My max HR has also dropped from 218 to 210 in a few weeks.

Interestingly I weigh exactly the same as I did at my peak fitness, although my scale says my body fat has gone from 5% to 11%. Although it only measures impedance through your feet, so it's not terribly accurate.

Anyway, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things in preparation for living on the side of a 10,000ft mountain. Christine and I have our tickets booked and the movers scheduled. We're moving in early October.



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[info]jlb
2007-08-27 07:43 am UTC (link)
man, october? we need to get together soon!

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(Anonymous)
2007-08-27 09:16 am UTC (link)
Yes.. We've only waited this long because of the cat. Definitely get together soon. hermit.

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[info]eaterofhands
2007-08-27 08:37 pm UTC (link)
I'm curious to know what my watts/kg is at now that I've started training for cyclocross. Of course, I haven't invested in a heart rate monitor yet, let alone a power meter.

Living on the side of 10,000ft mountain sounds like a chance for some 'fun' altitude training.

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[info]jeffr_tech
2007-08-27 09:01 pm UTC (link)
There are various ways of estimating it given a long uninterrupted hill of a known grade. Basically above 6% aerodynamic effects don't really come into play so you're only dealing with gravity and rolling resistance.

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