Originally Posted by
Doge
Show me the pro who publishes they use that power number to determine how hard to work. That is training to power. Their might be some, I can't find them.
Who's published recently?
Thibault Pinot and Marcel Kittel? Yep.
Then, of course, you have examples of guys training by power going back two to three decades with Basso, Armstrong, and Riis.
And of course, you know this. That you can only come up with two guy (and I'm pretty sure Phinney's video said racing/time trialing with power, not training) is enough to show how misguided your futile attempts are.
You're very familiar with Roy Knickman, right?
Seth Davidson: Have power meters helped or hurt bike racing?
Roy Knickman: It has definitely helped. It’s a double-edged sword. Training has changed in ability to quantify because heart rate is so sloppy. Being more accurate allows you to do more work and being able to see when you were overworking. More quality work is more adaptation.
Thanks for playing.