odpaul7 - 2013-01-24 12:00 PM
I've seen both trainerroad and sufferlandria being thrown around a lot... are they two separate things? I looked up both and saw that trainerroad was a software to measure power. Am I correct in that Sufferlandria just gives you the workouts and trainerroad just shows you how hard you're going or are they paired together?
Sorry to hijack the thread.
Sufferfest offers 12 videos for upload/purchase. They offer great footage of various races and time trials and structure workouts to pair with that footage. You'll get a number of prompts based on perceived effort. And you'll suffer. They're crazy workouts.
TrainerRoad is Virtual Power software. With an ANT and speed/cadence sensor
(and heart rate monitor
), their software translates the data, along with the power curve associated with your particular trainer, into a virtual power reading. If you take their benchmark test, they'll store your personal FTP
(Functional Threshold Power
) and cater all of your workouts to match that FTP.
Then ... you just start one of their workouts
(enudurance, threshold, VO2, anaerobic, etc.
) and you'll have a graph to follow that tracks your specific output. It really allows you to pinpoint your training and track your progress. Hands down, TrainerRoad is the best thing I've done for my riding.
Here's where the two come together ....
TrainerRoad has paired with Sufferfest and now has the metrics for each of their workouts. This means, if you buy the video, you can watch it while tracking the power output rather than just your perceived effort.
When Sufferfest announced the 9 day event where we'll ride each of their 12 videos, The Tour of Sufferlandria, many of us will be participating via TrainerRoad.
Even if you don't participate in the tour, I highly recommend Trainer Road. It had really transformed my winter riding.