Originally Posted by
ypsetihw
I'm a total numbers guy and want to have something to train towards to keep me motivated. I have a done a ton of research, and I understand all the basics, but without being able to see power numbers, I'm not sure what's the best measure of improvement.
VAM. Find a hill, watch your ascent speed over time. Will be great if you want to climb hills, not as great if you have other goals. But if your goal is just to be able to measure improvement, VAM is a pretty good proxy for power.