I was fortunate enough to be a test subject for a the Specialized fit system being developed and promoted at B&L Bike and Sport in Solana Beach, Ca.
Now I know what you may be thinking... what's so special about a Specialized test? Well, if you get down to it, nothing really. I mean, the semi "cookie cutter" fit approach can be done by anybody who goes through Specialized's fit academy. The difference in getting a fit with Dan is all the… Continue
Added by Kam on November 24, 2009 at 10:30am —
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As some of you know I've been working on this book with Hunter Allen for just about 2.5 years. It is finally published and available as an eBook on Amazon and viewable on Google Books.
I've got to be honest, it… Continue
Added by Kam on November 11, 2009 at 4:52pm —
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Of all the lessons I learned during this past year of getting coached, No. 1 by a long shot is this basic tenet: More time on the bike does not necessarily translate to increased fitness.
Instead, the key is finding that critical balance between high intensity and adequate rest. Better to crush yourself a couple times a week, and then have several short truly easy days, than to noodle around whenever you can and rarely take time off.
A classic mistake in geographies with moderate climat… Continue
Added by Kam on March 12, 2009 at 9:07am —
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Now, let's get to the analysis.
There are two charts I will look at for all four athletes: their mean maximal power for the past 28 days and his performance management chart.
In the mean maximal chart I am looking for upward trends in their power across all measured points: 5sec, 1min, 5min and 20min.
In the power management chart (read this article as a pre-requisite on PMC), I am looki… Continue
Added by Kam on February 12, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Well, the good news is that nobody died!
I threw the book at them last night and they threw it right back.
We started with a dynamic warm up where I engaged them to come up with their own openers -- my goal is to help them formulate a number of openers that they can use depending on the type of race and environmental/physical conditions. We settled on doing an opener pyramid of 15sec at 200% their target power, 30sec at 150% target, 45sec at target and back down; 30sec at 150% and 15sec all ou… Continue
Added by Kam on February 12, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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I sure am glad I'm not doing this workout tonight with the boys.
This is the exact email I sent them:
Hope you are psyched cuz tonight's gonna be off da hook.
Everyone's zones increased based on the files I received from last week, including the power profile test if you sent me one.
Th… Continue
Added by Kam on February 11, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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We are 3 weeks into our HyperPower Protocol and everyone is doing great. Some are feeling a bit fatigued and others are thriving under the workload.
Last week's session was a fun one in that our guest coach, Hunter Allen, added an element of support and inspiration to help us through the grueling 3rd week workout.
I don't know if it was Hunter's presence, the added fitness or perhaps a little bit of both, but all four athletes commented that last week's workout felt easier than the previous we… Continue
Added by Kam on February 10, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Per the previous post, I would like to emphasize that a thorough analysis of our week-day sessions is perhaps not as advantageous as the analysis of the three Power Profile Tests (PPT) that the athletes perform before we start the HyperPower Protocol (HPP) to establish a baseline of their fitness, at the half-way point to determine how they are reacting to the HPP and at the end of the protocol to determine fitness gains from this 6-week program.
By keeping as much of the PPT variables the same… Continue
Added by Kam on January 31, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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I would really appreciate you telling your network about this and invite them to show up. I would LOVE to blow the roof off this thing.....
* Hunter Allen book signing, meet & greet 5-7pm at… Continue
Added by Kam on January 28, 2009 at 1:50pm —
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I've taken a look at files for Stan, Orion and Jon and waiting on Mike's. Stan and Jon's files came across great and I've completed my initial analysis. Orion's file looks suspicious in the sense that I think he named and sent me the Power Profile Test from the past weekend. I am waiting on hearing back from him.
My personal goal is to discern whether the zones that I have estimated for each athlete need to be adjusted. I know that the initial zones I estimated for each is on the conservative s… Continue
Added by Kam on January 22, 2009 at 3:26pm —
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HPP Fans-
After careful analysis of each of your power files (Save Stan's), I am assigning the below functional threshold power numbers for each of you. Stan, I am guesstimating yours based on our rides together....which means I am probably off, but I will adjust for greater accuracy as I get PT files from you.
Notice: Please do not get hung up on these numbers. You are all superstar athletes and can rip the legs off your buddies and competition at will. But, for our first session and this ear… Continue
Added by Kam on January 20, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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I was fortunate enough to be a test subject for a the Specialized fit system being developed and promoted at B&L Bike and Sport in Solana Beach, Ca.
Now I know what you may be thinking... what's so special about a Specialized test? Well, if you g...
I was fortunate enough to be a test subject for a the Specialized fit system being developed and promoted at B&L Bike and Sport in Solana Beach, Ca.
Now I know what you may be thinking... what's so special about a Specialized test? Well, if you g...
