Sweet Spot, Threshold and Polarized Training … By the Numbers
Researchers, coaches and sports scientists continue to discuss and evaluate various traditional and alternative forms of training, sometimes quite vocally. There have been some that advocate for sweetspot/threshold training and others that advocate for polarized [...]
Beginner’s Guide: Improvement Rate
This post is intended to help new users of Xert understand what Improvement Rate is and how to use it. An important early step to getting the most out of Xert is to set your [...]
Understanding MPA™ – A Story
The ability to measure Maximal Power Available (MPA™), second-by-second provides insight into athletic performance that has never existed previously. To better conceptualize MPA and to better appreciate what makes it so unique and useful, we'll [...]
Xert’s Magic Setting – Track Your Daily Improvements
Xert was first to introduce the idea that you can obtain fitness information from regular activity data. We then introduced the idea that your Threshold Power could be calculated in real time, on-the-fly, as you [...]
Beginner’s Guide: Interpreting Your Data
This post walks a new user of Xert through how to interpret the data produced during each ride, run or activity. With the sophistication of training tools and training science building every year, this can be [...]
Beginner’s Guide: Adding Activities
This post walks a new user of Xert through how to add activities to your Xert account. This is an important first step because the more data Xert has to analyze, the more accurate it [...]
Beginner’s Guide: Using the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor
This post walks a new user of Xert through how to use the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor in a few easy steps. When you first set up your account and imported your power data history, [...]
Focus Duration – What is it and how do I train with it?
Xert's Focus Duration is a Powerful Training Concept We often get the question "What is Focus Duration?" It's a very new concept and only available in Xert but we are convinced that once you understand [...]
Training with the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor
The Challenges with Training Plans Traditional training methods are primarily focused on the training plan. A training plan is normally a pre-defined series of workouts, almost always structured workouts, that are scheduled on your calendar [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Training with Xert and Zwift
The Best of Both Worlds With the cold winter weather, even the toughest riders are forced inside for the relative warmth and safety of their trainers. Thankfully, structured workouts like those from Xert and online [...]