Introduction With the creation of the Adaptive Training Advisor, Xert has radically changed the way in which we train & prepare for events. Rather than prescribing workouts weeks & months in advance, Xert takes a day-to-day approach for workout recommendations. Xert’s recommendations are based on a variety of factors [...]
Loes Adegeest Wins the 2022 UCI eSports Women's World Championships On February 26th, 2022, athletes from around the world competed in the UCI eSports World Championships. It was the second edition of the event and in the women's race, former World Champion and professional rider Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (who also [...]
Once you have set up your Xert running account, this guide will walk (run!) you through how to combine the power of Xert with your Stryd running power meter to improve your fitness and deliver your best performances yet. CONTENTS If you're familiar with Xert and want to skip [...]
What is Progressive Overload? If you've fallen off the training plan wagon or not sure if you're making the progress you had hoped to make, you can apply the principles of progressive overload to pick things up from where they are now to move you forward. Xert uses these principles [...]
Every athlete and their circumstances are different. The Freshness Feedback slider reflects this by enabling you to fine-tune Xert's algorithm to better reflect how you are feeling. This, in turn, is used by the Adaptive Training Advisor to establish if, and when, you're ready for high-intensity training, and at what [...]
Focus Type in the Adaptive Training Advisor provides guidance on what the Focus needs to be for the workout at this point in your training program. It also factors in whether you are Tired or Very Tired. The guidance is not meant to provide a workout structure but provide some simple [...]
Xert's Training Status provides a simplified way to visualize an athlete's current Training Load and Recovery Load. The number of stars indicate the total amount of Training Load an athlete has accumulated. The colour of the athlete's stars is determined by their form (e.g. Training Load - Recovery Load) and [...]
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 - or train to do - the rest of the year, questions about the specific [...]
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 to notice)! Does this sound like you? It may be time for a mid-season break… [...]
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% of my training this winter leading up to April’s gravel season. Read the whole story [...]