I met with my triathlon coach, Jon Farber, yesterday. He brought over his bike trainer which has a built in watt meter, to see where I am in terms of generating power on the bike. He said he was impressed by my current level. I think I maintained about 300 watts for the 3 minute test.
I had loaned him one of my Spinervals DVDs. He said that they are good anaerobic workouts which will pull your level of conditioning up from above. He said that the best type of workout for a triathlete is threshold (tempo) training, which will push your level of conditioning up from below.
I told him I can’t stand doing tempo workouts on my trainer (too boring!)…that I only like doing the Spinervals. He said that’s because I don’t have a watt meter to push me. The best way to do threshold workouts is on the trainer while watching your wattage and trying to keep it up to a certain level.
So, I ordered this trainer that he uses (an early birthday present for myself!), which has a built in wattage meter. Assuming I like it, I’ll sell my other trainer on ebay. It’s a really good price…
| Another great deal in a trainer that measures wattage is the Kurt Kinetic Trainer Kit… | |
 Nashbar Watt Master Fluid Wireless |
 Kurt Kinetic Road Machine Kit |