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M EASU R E
YOUR P OWER
POW ER
- S up e r i or t o m on i t or i n g h ea r t rat e
w hi c h i s o nl y a m e a s ure of how ha rd t h e
h uma n b od y i s wor k i ng i nt e r na l l y, power
o utp ut f or a cycl i s t i s t he am oun t of wor k
gen e ra t e d i n t o f or ward m o t i on . Power
eq ua l s wo r k mu l t i pl i e d by t i m e. Wor k f or
a c ycl i st i s t he f orce ap pl i e d t o t he cran k
a r m ti me s t he cad ence. M u l t i p l y t hi s by t i m e
a n d we g e t p owe r. Wha t t h i s m ea ns i s t ha t
p owe r i s a d ef i ni t i ve val u e o f a cycl i s t 's
p er f o r ma nce. U nl i ke he ar t rat e, t h ere a re
n o va r i ab l es w i t h power.
Tra i ni n g t o s p e c i f i c powe r ou t p ut s u s u al l y
re q ui re s t he us e of a cra nk s y s t em s uc h as
t ho s e ma d e by In f oC ra nk , Power 2 M a x , or a
rea r wh ee l b a sed d evice like a Power Tap h u b .
Us ing t h e Revb ox a s a train in g t ool, a r ide r wh o
doe s n o t h a ve a cra n k b a sed syst em ca n u se
t h e s up plie d la min at e d h an d le ba r c h ar t s. T h e se
alig n f a n sp ee d wit h p owe r, wit h t h e f a n sp e ed
be in g p ic ked u p by a wire le ss cycle com p ut e r.
Wh ile n o t as a ccu ra t e a s a cran k b ase d syst em,
t h is m e t h od is an a d eq u a t e wa y f or a r ide r
wit h ou t t h a t eq u ipm en t , t o g au g e t h e ir p owe r
wh ile t ra in ing on t h e Revb ox .
From in de p t h p e rson a l f itn e ss t est s, wit h
pro t ocol exp la in ed in t h e su pp lie d Revbox
ma n ua l, a r id er is a b le t o crea t e a n a t h le t ic
prof ile of t h eir cu r ren t p hysio logica l ca p a city.
Th is in f or m at ion ca n b e use d by t h e r id e r t o
tra in t o ce r t a in p owe r ou t p ut s, ma x imisin g t ime
an d e f f icie n cy. J ust wit h an a d dit ion a l cad e n ce
com p ut e r, eve n a r id e r wit h ou t p owe r me a su r ing
cra n k s is ab le t o t ra in ve r y spe cif ica ll y f or t he ir
goa ls us in g t h e Revbox.
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