CompuTrainer – Tips & Tricks

**Note** This page is evolving as we learn more.

Have an idea for something to include? Let me know in the comments section, or pop me an email, mariaismaslife@gmail.com.


This page includes an index of the various posts and pages that may be helpful for those of you with CompuTrainers.

 

Spin Scan

  • Why and how to use spin scan analyzer to improve your cycling efficiency. Click here for more info.
  • To change the display as you ride, select “F2.” Above at right, you see the polar graph, but you can also see the pedal stroke efficiency represented by a bar graph. I like the polar graph – the more like a circle, the better my pedal stroke :).

Testing & Data

  • Curious about functional threshold testing? A summary of how to do it, and what it means, can be found here.
  • Power and heart rate: Vital numbers to gauge your fitness and measure your improvement. Click here for more info.

Workouts

  • Improving speed – key workouts
  • Interval workouts: 3D software versus coaching software
  • Felog’s False Flats – 26 mile or 19 mile ambien buy false-flat style workout for the computrainer
  • Muscular endurance workout: Fartlek Freestylin’
  • Tempo interval workout: Crying for my mommy. For CT Users with older versions of the software, here is the doublebackloop that I reference in the post: Double back loop
  • Need help for selecting, editing or making the right course using the 3D software? Click here.
  • Need motivation to hit a training target? Use a pacer, or try racing against a previous performance. (To use a previous performance, select “options” in the 3D software, and check the box for previous performance. Note: You need to have done that course before in order to use this option.)
  • To turn drafting on or off, hit “F3”

Calibrating

  • Be sure to warm up for about 10 minutes before calibrating.
  • Be sure you have properly inflated tires – low air pressure will cause issues with calibrating.
  • Tip for calibrating in ride: Hit pause (F1) on the controller box. Unplug the computer cord going into the controller box. Calibrate the machine. Re-plug the computer cord into the controller box. Hit start (F1).

 

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