Uhl in Eagle, ID – Even though I've backed off my training recently, I've still kept up my regimen of doing one neuromuscular workout each week. Since I only sprint for 15 seconds or less during these workouts, with complete recovery, it's not really a physiologically taxing workout. As I mentioned in a previous post, I was suspicious of the 1328 max wattage I achieved with my new PowerTap SL hub. So I have switched to using my older PowerTap Pro wheel.
Well today I managed a whopping 1360 max with my tried and true PowerTap Pro! There's still some level of doubt in that number due to PowerTap's pre-session effect, but it's still cool, nonetheless. After I downloaded the ride, I was disappointed to find out that I didn't break my 5-second best of 1250 watts. But I did come within 16 watts of it, which makes it my second best of all time!
To better analyze my sprints, I created a new worksheet in my Excel-based training diary and I now record the stats for each sprint and visualize it in a modified version of the chart I use for regular intervals (LT, VO2, etc.). Instead of only showing Averages, I've added Minimum and Maximums and changed the HR graph to Speed. I'm still playing around with this but if anything it's been interesting to look at my sprints this way. Maybe with more data, I'll be able to identify trends by looking at wattage versus RPM.
