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    no1kung1
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    I'm a cat 3 (upgraded at the end of last season) racer. I just joined the powermeter club this past weekend buying a used powertap from a teammate.

    I was lactate tested back in November and haven't done a real test since then. I was planning to do a 30 min tt test this weekend, once i'm a little bit more rested.

    I also have been using the trial version of TrainingPeaks. It seems pretty cool, but I haven't explored it enough to exploit its full functionality.

    So any tips for a newbie to the power scene? Books to buy? Workouts to do (that i couldn't do before with a HRM or now can do better)? Ways to use TrainingPeaks to its full potential?

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  2. Terry Ferguson
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    no1kung1 said:

    I'm a cat 3 (upgraded at the end of last season) racer. I just joined the powermeter club this past weekend buying a used powertap from a teammate.

    I was lactate tested back in November and haven't done a real test since then. I was planning to do a 30 min tt test this weekend, once i'm a little bit more rested.

    I also have been using the trial version of TrainingPeaks. It seems pretty cool, but I haven't explored it enough to exploit its full functionality.

    So any tips for a newbie to the power scene? Books to buy? Workouts to do (that i couldn't do before with a HRM or now can do better)? Ways to use TrainingPeaks to its full potential?

    peakscoachinggroup.comTrain with power book.html

    TF

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  3. jbvcoaching
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    freewebs.comresources.htm

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  4. acoggan
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    jbvcoaching said:

    freewebs.comresources.htm

    Hey buddy - I was counting on that $0.20 to help pay my taxes this year! 😉

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  5. jbvcoaching
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    acoggan said:

    Hey buddy - I was counting on that $0.20 to help pay my taxes this year! 😉


    Hey, your book is on that list, and the OP will probably pay you your buck when he upgrades his WKO+!!!

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  6. mr_mojo
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    acoggan said:

    Hey buddy - I was counting on that $0.20 to help pay my taxes this year! 😉

    As a "writer" EVERYTHING is a deduction...even your training!

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  7. Felt_Rider
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    jbvcoaching said:

    freewebs.comresources.htm

    If I had only known about this link a week ago I could have saved $20 on a "particular" book and used that money to help pay 1% of my taxes. :p

    Joking 🙂

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  8. Steve_B
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    Felt_Rider said:

    If I had only known about this link a week ago I could have saved $20 on a "particular" book and used that money to help pay 1% of my taxes. :p

    Note the moderator: we need a sticky called "Resources for Newbies" or "Resources for those new to power training" or something like that.

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  9. acoggan
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    jbvcoaching said:

    the OP will probably pay you your buck when he upgrades his WKO+!!!

    Except, of course, for the fact that the latest upgrade to WKO+ is free. 😉

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  10. acoggan
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    mr_mojo said:

    As a "writer" EVERYTHING is a deduction...even your training!

    Hmm...so can I call my wife's racing efforts this year "research", and deduct the $15k or so they cost us? 😉

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  11. jbvcoaching
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    acoggan said:

    Except, of course, for the fact that the latest upgrade to WKO+ is free. 😉


    He mentioned he's still using the free trial version...

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  12. Steve_B
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    acoggan said:

    Hmm...so can I call my wife's racing efforts this year "research", and deduct the $15k or so they cost us? 😉

    Sure. I take all my tax advice from internet forums? Don't you? 😉

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  13. jbvcoaching
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    Steve_B said:

    Sure. I take all my tax advice from internet forums? Don't you? [img]cyclingforums.comwink.gif[/img]

    Are you implying tax advice is somehow more important than power training advice? [img]cyclingforums.comwink.gif[/img]

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  14. Steve_B
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    jbvcoaching said:

    Are you implying tax advice is somehow more important than power training advice? [img]cyclingforums.comwink.gif[/img]

    Are you implying that Andy isn't due his $1? 🙂

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  15. no1kung1
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    So I bought both the Allen/Coggan Book and TrainingPeaks. Together thats gotta be at least be $1.50 in income for you guys. 😉

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