Polarised Vs Sweet Spot For Time Crunched Cyclists, Base Miles, Ramp Test Vs 20 Minute Test And More

In Episode 1 of Watts Up, Joe Friel answers your questions on the effectiveness of polarised vs sweet spot training for time limited cyclists, whether base miles are still important, ramp test vs 20-minute FTP test and more.

0:00 Introduction
0:07 Polarised Vs Sweet Spot
5:26 Pedal based power meter Vs crank based
7:14 Is the ramp test better than the 20-minute FTP test?
10:09 Are base miles still as important as once thought?

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Want to ask the world’s leading pioneer of power-based training how to get the most out of your ASSIOMA power meter? Welcome to: ‘Watts Up: Your Training Questions Answered’, with Joe Friel to give you expert tips on all aspects of power-based performance cycling.

A coach for over 40 years, author of several books including the ‘The Cyclist’s Training Bible’ and co-founder of TrainingPeaks, Joe is one of the industry’s leading authorities on power training. He’s also a long-running ASSIOMA ambassador and user of our pedals.

Every week we invite you to submit your questions about any aspects of cycling training, with Joe answering a selection of these in a weekly video posted here and across our social channels.

So, got a burning question about how to use a power meter to get faster on the bike? Make sure you're following us on Instagram (@favero_electronics) to submit your questions!

Follow Joe on Twitter:   / jfriel  

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