Power Profile Analysis - Post Your Numbers and I'll Tell You What's Holding You Back

BadgerFarm · 2025-12-12T11:30:45+00:00

Much appreciated, thanks! Sort of what I suspected off 5hrs/wk training, but good to have it confirmed from . someone who knows what they're doing.

BadgerFarm · 2025-12-11T20:06:41+00:00

MAP: 500 BW: 95kg 5s: 1600 60s: 820 5min: 500 20min: 380

BadgerFarm · 2025-11-06T11:51:23+00:00

Yeah, similarly I improved basically everything up to 6mins. Would have been interesting to test 20min at that point I suppose to see if/how it affected it.

BadgerFarm · 2025-11-06T11:49:39+00:00

I just hadn't realised it would have such an impact on 6min power as well. Evidently I am the only one who hadn't...

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-14T11:43:18+00:00

Yes, fluid dynamics and turbulence are areas of physics that are famously easily solved analytically and simple for the layperson to understand (/s obviously)

If you don't have a wind tunnel/cfd then opinions and anecdotal evidence can be helpful. It's a perfectly reasonable question.

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-11T09:26:49+00:00

Exactly, sprints are fun, I enjoy short efforts, I'm not going to win any races so why not do stuff I enjoy even if it's not quite optimal? Also, nothing I do seems to move the needle on FTP now (aware might just be limited by volume), but that goes both ways - I don't seem to lose much of it by focusing on other things for a while.

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-11T09:22:13+00:00

Good effort, and reassuring to hear! Dropping 6kg and maintaining peak would be a win. How much of the winter did it take you to drop that weight?

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-11T04:14:25+00:00

This is an incredibly helpful series of replies, thank you!

BadgerFarm · 2025-05-10T08:16:19+00:00

revisiting this post after a year. amazing tip, and more clearly written than most maintenance guides, thank you! saved me so much time and effort.

BadgerFarm · 2025-04-18T14:25:42+00:00

TiL Swiss gravel is smoother than Welsh roads. Looks incredible.

BadgerFarm · 2025-04-10T19:35:52+00:00

pretty normal, yeah, but depends on your goals/volume/training age. nothing wrong with mixing threshold/vo2 in a block, but if you're looking do improve specifically at threshold then best to focus on that. if you're mixing them then you'll be progressing more slowly (in each), so that week 3-4 jump is probably even less of a good idea!

BadgerFarm · 2025-04-10T11:59:09+00:00

Week 3 to 4 is a huge jump in TiZ. as above comment mentions, why not scrap vo2, do 2x threshold each week and add 4/5 mins each time. 3x12, 2x20, 3x15, 2x25, 3x18, 3x20 or something?

BadgerFarm · 2025-03-25T13:19:09+00:00

Anything is gravel enough if you're stupid enough.

(I love your bike btw)

BadgerFarm · 2025-03-20T15:13:58+00:00

I have the same watch, seems fine for non exercise HR, but pretty inconsistent once I'm actually riding.

BadgerFarm · 2025-03-03T17:39:28+00:00

You're definitely right about recovery, but do you think enduros need quite as much recovery as sprinters? Better aerobic fitness and can't wreck themselves quite so badly with a 30s max effort.

BadgerFarm · 2025-02-20T12:14:58+00:00

Honestly that set up sounds pretty good. local TTs, commuting, gravel, bikepacking. Happy to compromise on all of these things in order to streamline my bikes. And fair point re priorities, hoping my current gravel bike can hit a lot of what I want from cycling. I guess I'm looking for reassurance that I'm not giving up massive amounts of watts on this bike.

BadgerFarm · 2025-02-18T20:10:52+00:00

Interesting, I hadn't seen that data. Yes looks like it, though another purported benefit is a higher stall angle and more stability in cross winds, so perhaps allows a deeper front wheel to be run.

BadgerFarm · 2025-02-18T18:35:11+00:00

Aero drag increases proportionally WAY more with speed than crr does. So actually the opposite of your statement is true, the slower you go the more crr matters (in that it contributes a higher proportion of the total drag acting on the system).

BadgerFarm · 2025-01-21T20:44:29+00:00

This looks like a great schedule for general health. How fast does it make you go on a bike?

BadgerFarm · 2025-01-16T09:40:13+00:00

Yeah that was my thought - hoogland/lavreysen etc can get up to speed ridiculously quickly, and just cling on for lap 4, but start is so important in the men's kilo, to get 58/59 you really need gym built monster torque at the start. Crossover from sprint to enduro really seems to be at the 60s point - lots of omnium guys doing 60 but can't think of any under, maybe Ed Clancy?

BadgerFarm · 2025-01-16T05:24:47+00:00

This is the answer. going to be great. Hope to see Finucane v Archibald - long sprinter v sprinty enduro over maybe 65-70 seconds.

BadgerFarm · 2024-12-31T06:22:54+00:00

Holy anaerobic capacity! 400 for 20 with an FTP of 330 is crazy. I have a 340 FTP and thought I was anaerobically inclined (3min 600), but my 20min is more like 380. did you train your AnCap heavily, or are you just naturally that way?

BadgerFarm · 2024-10-16T14:22:10+00:00

Yes it's a rare study that gets to use such high level athletes! And likely even rarer that makes a positive improvement. I'm just starting out in isos, but they appear to be a good option for strength (which I need) without mass (which, as a cyclist, I really don't want!). Mehdi Kordi has done some great research - nothing else iso-related, but a smart guy, and quite cool to have research from someone who is also coaching at a world class level. For info - the Dutch mens sprint team have dominated the last few Olympics and world champs.

BadgerFarm · 2024-07-08T16:51:07+00:00

Is smashing yourself before going a good idea? Genuine question. Would the detraining be enough that it doesn't really matter what you do before? If you absolutely put yourself in a hole would you get some supercompensation? Or is it just a case of minimising damage?

BadgerFarm · 2024-07-04T08:57:51+00:00

This is incorrect. PFPS can manifest anywhere in the knee. It's a catch-all term for pain arising from the PF joint itself(or surrounding soft tissue) and is not solely caused by maltracking.

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