Concepts

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 – 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 / 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 The Stryd PowerCenter / Mobile apps are available to anyone using a Stryd footpod (most features are free, some need a subscription). They calculate and display some (but not all) of the most important metrics. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 In the following, the term ‘Stryd’ includes Stryd PowerCenter and Stryd…

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐬 Power is a complete system using effort as its fundamental metric. Power uses your second-by-second effort from completed workouts to calculate metrics that build a detailed picture of your running capabilities. Imagine you run 3 times per week for around an hour each time. That’s 60 pieces of data per minute, 3600…

𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 Power is a complete system using effort as its fundamental metric. So how do you get started? 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐬) At a minimum you’ll need a power meter, but there are a few other choices you’ll need to make and the options are not independent. Making a choice in one area almost…

𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 A truth: power isn’t a guarantee that you’ll run a Personal Best (PB) at every race. So what does ‘racing your personal best’ mean? 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 It’s a system of metrics based on you as you are right now – your ability, your current fitness, your current form. Your power…

𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 Your training begins with a goal. Your goal should translate into a plan for the workouts you’ll run, including target intensities and durations for each. And then while executing your plan, you should:🔹 monitor your fitness – to confirm improvements🔹 monitor your training load – to ensure you maximise training benefits and…

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 ⚡ Second-by-second as you run, power provides numbers representing your effort. Why’s that important? Once you can measure your effort, you can answer all sorts of questions. Here’s a sample … … 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐦 𝐈? Your Threshold Power is a key measure of your current running fitness. It’s used…