Okay, now that has fizzled out a bit talk a bit about training to power.
i know nothing about it, its something i have never done.
I'm not willing to spend on a stryd currently but do have a Forerunner with a HRM pro plus so am willing to assume that for most purposes this is good enough.
By that i mean using a combination of Mass inputted by user, velocity from GPS/Accelerometer, vertical oscillation from the strap, elevation from maps and Barometer and wind direction and speed taken from local weather stations a suitable calculation could be made to approximate true power in a way that will be repeatable enough to allow for training using it as a primary metric.
How do you set your power zones?
Do you need to establish critical power? if so is it same as crititical speed?
What about estimating lactate threshold power? does such a concept exist? again i mean that Lactate testing is not an option so is there a suitable power derived threshold test?
How does my assumed power provide more useful information than a combination of Pace/HR and RPE?
These are all genuine questions. I know close to zero about training to power
Thanks