Chapter 197 - 156: Output Power Test
If it were an ordinary day, then this periodic power output test usually results in mixed feelings among the participants.
However, today, everyone’s attention was completely focused on Li Ang, all curious to see just how much this newcomer, suspected of having entered through the back door, really weighed in at.
The main focus of today’s on-site testing was instantaneous power.
This data represented a cyclist’s explosive power during sprinting and was just one metric for judging strength.
Outdoors, during long-distance riding, one can test the performance of sustained power output, which can represent the overall level.
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) is the maximal average power one can sustain for an hour’s ride giving their all while maintaining stability.
This concept was proposed by Andrew Coggan, a coach who specializes in power training research, and thereafter, FTP became an important indicator of a cyclist’s aerobic capabilities.
Friends who often cycle might all know about a certain table, dividing cyclists into various classes, which should reach certain power outputs over different durations.
And this data is also related to weight; generally speaking, the heavier the athlete, the higher the power output they tend to achieve.
Therefore, to comprehensively judge this aspect of strength, one must divide this power by the weight to get a power-to-weight ratio, with a higher value indicating stronger climbing abilities.
Because it was Li Ang’s first time over, the team’s manager, Olsad, made the rare decision to attend their test.
Although everyone didn’t make it obvious, Olsad still noticed that most people did not quite trust this new member, and there were even a few who showed hostility.