Another few weeks have gone by and another lab test to see where training numbers are going.  The results show some higher numbers and all-around improvement.  As I wrote previously, I am not as interested in Max data as I am in threshold data.  As such, interpreting the numbers to come up with a threshold is a bit of an art.  Sometimes the graph of the data is not so neat and pretty which makes interpreting the data that much more fun.  In six weeks, my threshold power has increased about 50 watts.  Powercranks?  Certainly not all the improvement is from PCing, being that I was flat-out-o-shape to start with, but they definitely help improve efficiency – and add a bit of fun.

Outside the lab, my training, if I dare to call it that, is rather dismal.  I continue to ride my Powercranks on the rollers most mornings.  I have been getting my ‘normal’ 30-40 minutes, but to compensate for my increasing fitness (and because it is warmer than the below-freezing-temps-of-the-past-2-months in my exercise room), I added my Killer Headwind.  Also, I had a good 2.5 hour Powercrank ride outside over last weekend.  I was whipped, yet amazed that I lasted so long.  I am further convinced that Powercranking on the rollers is like riding for 2-3 times that long on the road – not that I would rather be inside, but that it makes good use of my limited training time. 

Until next time, keep on Powercranking!