Focus Power

Focus Power is the highest sustainable power you can possibly achieve for a given amount of time, just like mean maximal power (MMP) from the workout designer. Your Focus Power is calculated from your fitness signature – that is your Threshold Power, High Intensity Energy, & Peak Power. Focus Power can also be used to establish goals that Xert uses to calculate your necessary training. Focus Power is most meaningful for efforts that utilize all 3 energy systems, meaning efforts that are <10 min in length.

Focus Power & Focus Duration go hand-in-hand…  Focus Power allows Xert to take a relative training target for all athletes (e.g. 5 min power) and apply it to your unique fitness signature, whatever your specific 5 min power is. Conversely, it allows athletes of various fitness levels to compare their efforts on a universal scale.

Xert uses Athlete Types to classify different Focus Power efforts, from 10s power out to longer efforts.

You can create a Power Target Goal by choosing the ‘Goal‘ option under Target Date program type and entering a date for when you’d like to achieve your goal. Next, select the Athlete Type that corresponds with your desired goal (e.g. Breakaway Specialist = 5 min power), and enter in your target Focus Power. Your current Focus Power is displayed using your current fitness signature, to help you with setting a new goal. As you enter a Focus Power goal, Xert will estimate the training load(s) that will be required to achieve that Focus Power.

Note: If the goal is too aggressive, you might see the Focus Power text in red, indicating that your goal likely wouldn’t be possible to achieve in the given amount of time.

You can use the power of Xert to plan out the training required to meet your goal! Follow the training, and you should be on your way to achieving your goal!