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 ride. But in the past couple of months or so, a new feature was quietly [...]
Xert continues to roll out a wide range of innovations to make it a comprehensive fitness monitoring, tracking, and planning ecosystem. Our latest roll-out is the Training Advisor, an adaptive technology that can guide you day to day with your training leading up to a target date and Focus. As [...]
When it comes to road cycling, pro cyclists like Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet and Philippe Gilbert are often seen as the strongest riders in the peloton. They strike fear in everyone around them. They possess incredible power that they can unleash and make it difficult if not impossible for others [...]
Advanced Data Analysis with Xert Xert continues to introduce new concepts that change the way athletes analyze power data, uncover insights, and measure performance. These methods provide an in-depth understanding of your fitness and performance, offering athletes data-driven answers to key training questions. In this post, we’ll explore how you [...]
What Xert Tells Us About How to Train During the Off-Season As many of you will be training during the off-season to try and reach new highs, it would be interesting to examine what the data has told us on how to train over the winter, after analyzing hundreds of thousands of activities. [...]
The Next Generation in Impulse Response Modeling With our success helping athletes answer the question: "What's my fitness?", we set our sights on answering the question "What will my fitness be?". Answering this question is difficult, since it requires a prediction of what is going to happen to your fitness based [...]
From Zones to Strain & Focus Training zones, whether based on heart rate or power, have long been a staple in prescribing workouts. These zones are typically defined relative to an athlete's Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and can range from 3 to 9 zones or more. The idea is simple: [...]
With Maximal Power Available (MPA) Analysis in hand, Xert enables these four concepts to now be measured, tracked and used with precision as part of an endurance training regime. Each of these are built on the foundation of MPA and your fitness signature: Stress being the work you perform measured against your [...]
Fitness Testing: A New Approach For many athletes, fitness testing is a dreaded part of their training routine. The questions loom large: “Am I improving?” or “Do I need to change my workout targets?” Fitness tests can often be mentally and physically taxing, and finding an accurate way to estimate [...]