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2013-04-27 4:19 PM

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What is the name of the book that is often recommended about training with power?  

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tricrazy - 2013-04-27 6:19 PM What is the name of the book that is often recommended about training with power?  

Training and Racing with a Power Meter

and

The Triathlete's Guide to Training with Power

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tricrazy - 2013-04-27 6:19 PM What is the name of the book that is often recommended about training with power?  

Training and Racing with a Power Meter

and

The Triathlete's Guide to Training with Power

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2013-04-27 8:50 PM
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Training and Racing with a Power Meter by Coggan and Allen is the "definitive" book but I found it a pretty intense read.

I like The Power Meter Handbook by Joe Friel a whole lot better.

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smallard - 2013-04-27 8:50 PM

Training and Racing with a Power Meter by Coggan and Allen is the "definitive" book but I found it a pretty intense read.

I like The Power Meter Handbook by Joe Friel a whole lot better.

 

I haven't read either and am just being introduced to power...I'm just curious why you liked one better than the other.

2013-04-28 5:16 PM
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I read the Skiba book and while it's not a bad book, didn't find it useful at all. I learned just as much if not more about power just reading the online Trainingpeaks website on FTP, NP, IF, TSS data etc. I got very little from the Skiba book, and in fact, just doing Trainerroad educated me more on them in terms of what they feel like and what to expect than the book ever could. I actually wouldn't recommend the Skiba book - just recommend the websearches.

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axteraa - 2013-04-27 6:29 PM

Training and Racing with a Power Meter


This is a great resource for anyone who is planning on pursuing road racing; for triathletes there are some great sections but also several that aren't as applicable.

The Triathlete's Guide to Training with Power



This, in conjunction with Dr. Skiba's first book are, IMO, the best two resources available to triathletes who want to learn about training. Well written, concise and well referenced for anyone looking for more info. This book is written from the perspective of an athlete who is using RaceDay to analyze their training files but, although some of the metrics have different names, it works just as well for WKO+ or GoldenCheetah.

If you are going down the power route, the most important thing will be figuring out what software program you want to use to analyze your files; basically you have three good choices in RaceDay (very good for triathletes), WKO+ (very good for cyclists, okay for triathletes) and GoldenCheetah (free). IMO there is no reason to pay for RaceDay or WKO+ as GoldenCheetah will do everything that you will need in terms of power analysis.

Also, for a solid (and free although somewhat dated) intro, try this:

http://velodynamics2.webs.com/rcgtp1.pdf

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