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Getting started with an indoor smart trainer - how do I measure and what do i measure?

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  • 15-11-2023 1:38pm
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    spalpeen
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭


    Ordered my kickr and got my bike.

    I will be training for fitness. What tech do I need in order to be able to analyse data and see if I am making progress? Initially, I need simple info - mainly average HR and watts per workout so that I can hopefully increase my power at the same HR.

    Is trainer road the best for this? What else should I be measuring? I will also probably buy a lactate meter to do testing



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    MangleBadger
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭MangleBadger


    Just general fitness or any particular aspect of cycling you want to improve?

    Initially I would say just do an FTP test to get a baseline figure, follow a training plan on your platform of choice Zwift/Trainer Road/etc and then retest your FTP periodically.



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    spalpeen
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭spalpeen


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121371062#Comment_121371062

    General fitness to start with. I'm training not just for cycling but for general health, but over winter I envisage that cycling will be the easiest training for me, indoors, due to weather etc.

    That sounds like a good plan. Didn't know that zwift do training plans, presumably they provide less detailed data analytics compared to trainer road etc



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