Xploits: Preparing for – and racing – the 7,390km NorthCape-Tarifa race with Chris Bennett
Xploits is a collection of stories from Xerters around the world about their goals, achievements, and how Xert helped them get there... Chris Bennett completed the 7,390km NorthCape-Tarifa race during the summer of 2018, and [...]
The Demands of Cyclocross and How to Train For Them
The mere mention of cyclocross can make some rider’s heart race with excitement. Usually riders who love a little mud. Or to suffer. Or ideally both! Because CX differs from what many of us do [...]
Quick Start Guide: Xert Segment Hunter
Quick Start Guide: Xert Segment Hunter To learn how to install, setup, and use the Xert Segment Hunter, read on... HOW IT WORKS The Xert Segment Hunter app uses your Fitness Signature and Maximal Power [...]
Hunting Segments with Power
Everyone can agree that achieving new personal records out on the road is one of the things that makes cycling so much fun. Seeing all the hard work you've put into improving and then to [...]
Is it time for a mid-season break?
Lately you haven’t had the ‘snap’ you had in the spring. Maybe you’re lacking the motivation to ride and it has gotten so bad that you haven’t even cleaned your chain (and people are starting [...]
Training Using Xert’s Adaptive Training Advisor – PEZ Cycling News
The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor (XATA) uses advanced analytics to not just model your current fitness, but to individually prescribe workouts guiding you towards a desired fitness and time. I relied on it for >90% [...]
The Xert Adaptive Planner: Adaptive Training Meets Fitness Planning
When the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor (XATA) was first launched it helped users know what workout they should do now to deliver them to their best performance by their goal date. But what about "tomorrow, and the [...]
Using Xert before, during and after a Training Camp
Each spring as the sun stays out a little longer and the looming race season closes in many of us are lured to warmer climes to pile on the miles at a training camp. At [...]
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 [...]