Originally Posted by revchuck

If you're not willing to do structured training, a power meter is pretty much just bling. A coach is the best way to do this, but a canned training plan can work too. You just have to start where you are and keep at it. This means riding alone most of the time, and sometimes riding when you don't feel like it, and sometimes doing stuff that just plain isn't fun. That rubs some folks the wrong way, but that's just the way it is.