Open jstollvt opened 2 years ago
mayfield
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2 years ago Hi @jstollvt
I don't know a lot about sweet spot training so bear with me. Is the normal way this is tracked sort of like time in zones, except you only want to see the time in sweet spot? Or is it identical to seeing time in zones with just different percentages (i.e. not Coggan based zones).
jstollvt
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2 years ago Hi, Justin - essentially, Sweet Spot is another zone - it ranges from upper Tempo to just shy of FTP. There are slight variances in the zone's boundaries, depending on which training plan/philosophy you are using.
TrainerRoad Sweet Spot range is defined as 88-94% of FTP ( https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/sweet-spot-training-everything-you-need-to-know/ ) Andrew Coggan apparently defines it as 88-93% of FTP ( https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/fitness-and-training/sweetspot-training/) FasCat Coaching defines it as as 84-97% of FTP ( https://fascatcoaching.com/blogs/training-tips/how-to-sweet-spot) Wahoo defines it as 86-95% of FTP ( https://www.wahoofitness.com/blog/ask-experts-sweet-spot-training/)
I'm sure if you asked some random person on a bike with a power meter, they'd give you some other slight variance, LoL. :-). Thus, this would probably be most useful and flexible to allow the user to define their own range. Further, it might be best to name it something generic ('custom zone' or such), so that anyone curious about how much time then spent in any zone during a ride, would be able to figure that out. That having been said, I'd say it would likely get its most use for people using Sweet Spot training - it's quite often the case that a training plan will say, "Get as much Sweet Spot zone training in as you can today.", and Sweet Spot is a training darling these days. ( https://www.velonews.com/training/sweet-spot-training-is-hyper-efficient-for-getting-faster-on-the-bike-but-how-much-should-i-do/) (ie, it's not just me who'd probably be interested in this type of a feature :-)
Thanks for considering this, and Thanks a Bunch for the really amazing plugin!
If you decide this feature is possibly worth moving forward with, and if there is anything that I can do to help, don't hesitate to holler.
Thanks!
Jim
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I don't know a lot about sweet spot training so bear with me. Is the normal way this is tracked sort of like time in zones, except you only want to see the time in sweet spot? Or is it identical to seeing time in zones with just different percentages (i.e. not Coggan based zones).
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I do a fair bit of Sweet Spot training, and it would be helpful to know how much time in a ride was spent in the Sweet Spot range. The exact boundaries of Sweet Spot can vary depending on whose definition you're following, so it might be better to just allow a user-defined range (ex, 84%-97% FTP, or whatever range the user specifies) - this would make this capability a lot more versatile, as it wouldn't be limited to just Sweet Spot.