Originally Posted by
gsteinb
... But to assume that because the event is timed then one shouldn't track power really seems to be out on the edge. If you or your kid doesn't like using power that's fine. But to imagine that it is, or will become, some sort of universal thing is a bit silly at this point.
No such assumption. Not using a PM can be just as valid. There are few posts of how folks train to a power number. I have the book on it, I don't see it posted about. Just having one is nice, but that is not training to it.
This is what I was responding to.
Originally Posted by
Ttoc6
Looking for opinions here, has anyone ever given up the power meter for training? Lately I've been looking at the numbers less. I know last year I got too caught up in the ctl / at battle.
Just looking for stories.
Some world tours riders lift, some don't. Some world tour riders do not use power, some do. Some use it in training and not racing. You can pick this up in their interviews. I did install my first PM for my wife over 25 years ago and we tried training to it. It turned out the clock on set routes worked better for us. A PM is not part of our program. Weights are. The clock is.
Originally Posted by
gsteinb
... Power training is so valuable ... and crew as well.
For rowing, it is very difficult to know who is faster in the boat. A Concept II tells the coach who is faster on the machine, but the boat with 8 others is different. The one putting out the most oar power may not be the one making the boat go the fastest (with the other 8). As it is difficult to sort out who should be in the boat, it is a valuable tool. I was talking with the Princeton lightweight crew coach and he is quite a cyclist and Strava guy. We got into the power discussion and he relayed the "swagger" of the boat being the more important thing. They had the numbers, but some mixes made the boat go better. He was also really into lactic acid handling.