The ability to measure Maximal Power Available (MPA™), second-by-second provides insight into athletic performance that has never existed previously. To better conceptualize MPA and to better appreciate what makes it so unique and useful, we'll explain it in very simple terms. We're going to use a story of you going [...]
Xert was first to introduce the idea that you can obtain fitness information from regular activity data. We then introduced the idea that your Threshold Power could be calculated in real time, on-the-fly, as you ride. But in the past couple of months or so, a new feature was quietly [...]
It’s August and, if you’ve caught a case of CX fever, this is one of the most anticipated times of the entire season. Whether you’ve planned your season completely around CX, or whether you’re looking to extend your racing season after a full season of road/MTB, CX demands a specific [...]
Never Do An FTP Test - The Sequel With Xert, there's no longer a need for traditional FTP tests. When we first launched this concept it was quite remarkable because athletes often planned and performed specific 'tests' on a regular basis during both training and racing seasons in order to [...]
A Completely New Way to Train Xert has ushered in revolutionary ideas and innovations in measuring fitness, how much power you have, which energy systems you use as well as highlighting how traditional methods miss key training variables like strain and focus. When we bring all these concepts to bear and use [...]
What Xert Tells Us About How to Train During the Off-Season As many of you will be training during the off-season to try and reach new highs, it would be interesting to examine what the data has told us on how to train over the winter, after analyzing hundreds of thousands of activities. [...]
Understanding Your Fitness Signature Your Fitness Signature is at the heart of everything Xert does. It represents your unique ability to generate power across various intensities and is constantly evolving based on your training. Xert uses your fitness signature in multiple ways to track and optimize your performance: Progression Tracking: [...]
With Maximal Power Available (MPA) Analysis in hand, Xert enables these four concepts to now be measured, tracked and used with precision as part of an endurance training regime. Each of these are built on the foundation of MPA and your fitness signature: Stress being the work you perform measured against your [...]
Fitness Testing: A New Approach For many athletes, fitness testing is a dreaded part of their training routine. The questions loom large: “Am I improving?” or “Do I need to change my workout targets?” Fitness tests can often be mentally and physically taxing, and finding an accurate way to estimate [...]
Workout Design Interval training is a staple of many athletes’ training regimens, but designing the right workout can often feel like a mix of science and art. Coaches must consider a range of factors—fitness level, fatigue, and motivation—while relying on experience and intuition to craft effective sessions. However, with the [...]