“Training and Racing with a Power Meter
is the ultimate guide to training with power. Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan are, without a doubt, the most knowledgeable people on the planet
when it comes to power meters.”
Joe Friel – The Cyclist’s Training Bible
ALL NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION
- Learn about the latest power metrics: FRC, Pmax, mFTP, Power Duration Curve, and more
- New power tools chapter: Learn how power is measured from each power meter
- Learn the science behind the latest in power training metrics.
- Two new additional training plans: Masters and Triathlon
- Reveals methods of power duration testing, a new testing method to pinpoint weaknesses for a variety of short- and long-distance race formats
- Includes training plans to raise your Functional Threshold Power
- Offers power-based workouts tuned to your specific training goals: Over 100 new workouts
- Shares new case studies: Masters and Triathlon
- Provides new guidance for triathletes on pacing the bike and run
- Training and Racing with a Power Meter is the definitive, comprehensive guide to using a power meter. Armed with the revolutionary techniques from this guide, cyclists and triathletes can achieve lasting improvements for your best performances ever
TRAINING WITH POWER:
Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone.
A power meter can unlock more speed and endurance than any other training tool―for those who understand how to interpret their data. By quantifying exactly how much energy a cyclist expends, power meters lend unprecedented insight into a rider’s abilities and fitness. With the proper baseline data, a cyclist can use a power meter to determine workouts, long-term training, and even race strategy, pacing, and tactics.
Training and Racing with a Power Meter is the pioneering, cutting-edge guide that makes it possible for any rider to exploit the incredible usefulness of any power meter. Coach Hunter Allen and exercise physiologists Drs. Andy Coggan and Stephen McGregor show how to use a power meter to profile your strengths and weakness, how to measure fitness and fatigue, how to optimize your daily workouts, how to peak for races, and how to set and adjust your racing strategy while you are racing.
THE AUTHORS:
Hunter Allen is one of the world’s leading experts in training with power meters. He is a USA Cycling Level 1 Coach, CEO of Peaks Coaching Group, and a former professional cyclist with the Navigators Team. His efforts to help athletes and coaches share training information lead to the development of industry-standard TrainingPeaks and WKO+ software. Allen has been teaching USA Cycling power meter certification courses since 2005.
Andrew Coggan, PhD, is an internationally recognized exercise physiologist. He has published numerous scientific articles on a diverse range of topics, including the effects of carbohydrates on cycling performance, the physiological adaptations to endurance training, and the effects of aging on muscle metabolism during exercise. A national-caliber masters cyclist and time trial record holder, Dr. Coggan is also widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the physiological implications of training with power. He is the originator of ‘normalized power,’ ‘TSS,’ power profiling, quadrant analysis, and the Performance Manager concepts.
Stephen McGregor, Ph.D., is an exercise physiologist and USA Cycling instructor. He is Director of the Applied Physiology Lab at Eastern Michigan University and a USA Cycling instructor who teaches coaches about physiology, general training, and training with a power meter. McGregor also coaches for Peaks Coaching Group.
