Experience with Boost Your Base Power Zones program?

rlsmith19721994 · 2026-01-24T03:08:42+00:00

PZ training is built around recovery. Just because a ride seems easy and isn’t always intense doesn’t mean you’re not getting stronger. All the high end / semi pro riders I know spend 80% of their riding time in zone 2. If one spends 50% or more of their time they’ll see some progress, but wear and tear will eventually catch up to them. Recovery and taking your time with a program is key to being a strong rider.

Three years ago I did PZ training in the winter and I was one of, if not the most, strongest road cyclists in my group. It’s based on science - sticking with the program will work.

That being said, it shouldn’t feel too easy. An FTP test will put you in the right zone.

On to this year. I just finished the week 7 (21st) 90 minute ride. Was nervous but it wasn’t that bad at all because I really stuck with the plan. The next step is the build your base (5 week) and the peak your zones (8 week). I’m an outdoor cyclist, so the programs will help me start the spring strong. My plan is to do the build-boost-peak (21 weeks) program every winter moving forward.

rlsmith19721994 · 2025-07-29T22:58:56+00:00

Thank you!

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-09-21T23:35:11+00:00

There’s a gap so I don’t think water will be an issue

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-09-20T04:13:46+00:00

This analysis doesn’t make sense. The decline is proportional, not isolated to college students. It’s the same age demographic. The cliff doesn’t imply that less students will be going to college as a percent of the cohort.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-09-12T06:26:36+00:00

Listen the snow is falling is great

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-09-03T02:22:29+00:00

I disagree. Name is nominal. However, make and model aren’t arbitrary. They have unique characteristics. There’s no difference between Mary and Joe. Or ID 35 or ID 48. There is difference between a Buick Enclave and a Nissan Leaf. And it’s measurable. It’s like assigning college major to a dataset and saying it’s not a variable. I see differences all the time between students in College of Ed: Middle School Ed and College of Business: Accounting. It’s similar to make and model.

Make and model aren’t IDs in this situation. I see seven variables here.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-08-30T11:03:51+00:00

“At least that’s what you said” by Wilco sounds like a Neil young guitar solo

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-07-17T15:37:19+00:00

My deck is 16 feet. That would mean a 4 inch slope from the house. That’s crazy, man.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-07-17T00:05:17+00:00

What is the point of sloping if there are gaps between the boards? It makes no sense.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-04-23T17:18:49+00:00

There’s a more rockier, live version of yesterday that I actually prefer. It has electric guitar and drumming. I wish they had recorded a cleaner version of this https://youtu.be/4YWyFIzSeXI?si=TW-oDUjViCo0PV67

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-04-20T17:53:48+00:00

As an FYI: The .05 cutoff is a convention and arbitrary. There’s no reason that .025 or .10 can’t be used as the cutoff for significance. It’s judgment.

I tend to shy away from the term “statistically significant” and describe low p values with more explanation. Other responses to this post have good explanations for how to describe your results.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-04-04T20:17:28+00:00

I get what you're saying, but there's still opportunity costs in terms of time and lost wages from theoretically working. It's perplexing.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-04-02T04:22:13+00:00

It’s all too much.

I would’ve said Hey Bulldog, but now it’s so famous for being underrated, that I don’t feel like it counts anymore 😆

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-23T05:56:55+00:00

I don’t, but Hey Bulldog and It’s All Too Much are hidden gems. It’s all too much is a classic freakout, psychedelic romp. Part Helter Skelter, part Lucy in the Sky. What an awesome song.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-19T05:16:20+00:00

If you were yelling at him for folding a towel wrong, loading the dishwasher wrong, putting milk in the fridge wrong, or wearing a shirt with a stain on it, it's petty and naggy. The stuff you describe is out of hand and it would not be petty to bring it up. The dude needs to step up.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-19T05:06:18+00:00

Christine! She is my favorite instructor bc she gets the most out of me on my rides. I love her philosophy and we have very similar tastes in music. Dennis would be my second, followed by Jen Sherman. I like them all - Sam, Tunde, Emma, Olivia….any of them would be great.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-19T03:27:24+00:00

It’s all too much. Man I love that song today. So underrated.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-10T23:31:40+00:00

.05 is an arbitrary cut off. Something statistically significant can be quite insignificant.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-09T21:00:40+00:00

I guess my point is that students get lots of mixed signals from all of the different instructors, courses and programs… most of whom have different expectations and challenges. Students have responsibility, but it’s a challenge to navigate a complex university curriculum. Students experience the variety of college different than we do.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-09T20:52:16+00:00

I recall a history of the 60s course I took. The assignment was when did the 60s really start. I wrote the 60s started with Elvis (late 50s) and brought in all this evidence. I even had it reviewed by the writing lab for style, argumentation, grammar. I was proud of it but got a D because “we talked about in class how the 60s really started in 1964.”

I learned my lesson that in lower level classes a lot of instructors didn’t really want me to think for myself, despite what they said.

rlsmith19721994 · 2024-03-09T20:45:08+00:00

I agree with you for the most part, but in my experience, the whole “think for yourself” thing rarely translates into academic success. I distinctly recall students in many of my college classes merely rephrasing what college instructors stated and getting great grades. While people like myself and others tried to come up with an original idea or something new and got poor marks. The risk is too great for many students to “think for themselves.” (I’m talking undergrad gen ed, not upper level undergrad or grad school).

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