Advanced Training with Power and Data

Advanced Training with Power and Data

Take your coaching approach to data and training to the next level with real-world application of proven, physiology-based methodologies.

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About this course

Don't get overwhelmed with power and data.

There's a lot you need to know as a coach. Between building relationships with your athletes, the latest training methodologies, new business strategies, and day-to-day management, how are you supposed to take advantage of the latest technologies?

The best way is to have a sound, fundamental approach to using power data in your training. Without a solid foundation, you'll find yourself under water with every new data fad or trend.

Tim Cusick, WKO Product Leader, helps you master both the science and the art of training with power and data. This course will help you gain a deeper understanding of how data can remove bias and guide the development of advanced athlete analytics, annual planning, and power-based workouts with the end goal of improving performance results. By the end of the course, you will understand the utilization of data in athlete performance analytics, annual planning, workout building, and advanced tracking formats.

What you will learn

Training and Physiology

Better understand the fundamental theories behind training and adaptation.

Data Fundamentals

Understand what data can and cannot do so you have a healthy coaching approach.

Build Better Plans

Using periodization, you will understand how to apply training fundamentals to an annual plan.

Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Complete the course and assessments to earn CEUs and make progress toward TrainingPeaks Certification.
USA Cycling - 2 CEUs

Meet your instructor


Tim Cusick is a USA Cycling Coach and has been coaching and guiding camps for over ten years. As a master level coach, Tim coaches pro and masters cyclist and has taken several to the top, including world and national championship titles, including pros Amber Neben and Emma Grant. Tim is also the product leader for TrainingPeaks WKO5 Software, working with Dr. Andy Coggan and programmer Kevin Williams in developing cutting edge analytical training software. As a cyclist, Tim jumped into cycling after a successful college track career. He started with mountain biking and moved right to the top, racing at the elite level for a nationally ranked team. He then got into road and cyclocross racing, as well as competing in long endurance events. Tim currently trains and rides daily, always ready for the next cycling adventure trip or cycling camp. Tim is the TrainingPeaks go-to guy for live webinars, seminars, articles, and videos on power education and WKO5. Check out the TrainingPeaks' blog for numerous articles and videos, many by Tim Cusick.                 

Curriculum5 hr 46 min

  • Introduction
  • Learning Outcomes 1 min
  • 1. Advanced Power
  • Preview
    Power and Data Overview 12 min
  • Does Data Matter? 4 min
  • Preview
    Quantifying Data 7 min
  • Data Innovations and Powering Coaching 8 min
  • The Data Process 8 min
  • Case Study: Enabling Data 9 min
  • 2. Power-Based Physiological Metrics
  • Power-Duration Model 11 min
  • Power-Duration Metrics (Part 1) 18 min
  • Power-Duration Metrics (Part 2) 8 min
  • The Whole Athlete 9 min
  • 3. Modeling
  • The Challenge of Generalized Training 9 min
  • Individualization of Training 5 min
  • Individual Training with Levels/Zones 14 min
  • Optimized Time and Duration of Intervals 9 min
  • The Model Advantage 6 min
  • 4. Power Periodization Role and Formats
  • Defining Periodization, Background and History 10 min
  • General Adaptation Syndrome 15 min
  • Periodization Formats 13 min
  • 5. Building the Annual Plan with Periodization
  • Purpose of the Annual Plan 14 min
  • Process of Annual Training Overview 8 min
  • Plan Preparation Phase 30 min
  • Plan Development Phase 36 min
  • 6. Building Individualized Power-Based Workouts
  • Interval Training Definition and Background 5 min
  • Individualizing the Approach to Interval Planning 8 min
  • Interval Timing 17 min
  • Interval Format 38 min
  • Interval Targeting 8 min
  • Interval Tracking 6 min

About this course

Don't get overwhelmed with power and data.

There's a lot you need to know as a coach. Between building relationships with your athletes, the latest training methodologies, new business strategies, and day-to-day management, how are you supposed to take advantage of the latest technologies?

The best way is to have a sound, fundamental approach to using power data in your training. Without a solid foundation, you'll find yourself under water with every new data fad or trend.

Tim Cusick, WKO Product Leader, helps you master both the science and the art of training with power and data. This course will help you gain a deeper understanding of how data can remove bias and guide the development of advanced athlete analytics, annual planning, and power-based workouts with the end goal of improving performance results. By the end of the course, you will understand the utilization of data in athlete performance analytics, annual planning, workout building, and advanced tracking formats.

What you will learn

Training and Physiology

Better understand the fundamental theories behind training and adaptation.

Data Fundamentals

Understand what data can and cannot do so you have a healthy coaching approach.

Build Better Plans

Using periodization, you will understand how to apply training fundamentals to an annual plan.

Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Complete the course and assessments to earn CEUs and make progress toward TrainingPeaks Certification.
USA Cycling - 2 CEUs

Meet your instructor


Tim Cusick is a USA Cycling Coach and has been coaching and guiding camps for over ten years. As a master level coach, Tim coaches pro and masters cyclist and has taken several to the top, including world and national championship titles, including pros Amber Neben and Emma Grant. Tim is also the product leader for TrainingPeaks WKO5 Software, working with Dr. Andy Coggan and programmer Kevin Williams in developing cutting edge analytical training software. As a cyclist, Tim jumped into cycling after a successful college track career. He started with mountain biking and moved right to the top, racing at the elite level for a nationally ranked team. He then got into road and cyclocross racing, as well as competing in long endurance events. Tim currently trains and rides daily, always ready for the next cycling adventure trip or cycling camp. Tim is the TrainingPeaks go-to guy for live webinars, seminars, articles, and videos on power education and WKO5. Check out the TrainingPeaks' blog for numerous articles and videos, many by Tim Cusick.                 

Curriculum5 hr 46 min

  • Introduction
  • Learning Outcomes 1 min
  • 1. Advanced Power
  • Preview
    Power and Data Overview 12 min
  • Does Data Matter? 4 min
  • Preview
    Quantifying Data 7 min
  • Data Innovations and Powering Coaching 8 min
  • The Data Process 8 min
  • Case Study: Enabling Data 9 min
  • 2. Power-Based Physiological Metrics
  • Power-Duration Model 11 min
  • Power-Duration Metrics (Part 1) 18 min
  • Power-Duration Metrics (Part 2) 8 min
  • The Whole Athlete 9 min
  • 3. Modeling
  • The Challenge of Generalized Training 9 min
  • Individualization of Training 5 min
  • Individual Training with Levels/Zones 14 min
  • Optimized Time and Duration of Intervals 9 min
  • The Model Advantage 6 min
  • 4. Power Periodization Role and Formats
  • Defining Periodization, Background and History 10 min
  • General Adaptation Syndrome 15 min
  • Periodization Formats 13 min
  • 5. Building the Annual Plan with Periodization
  • Purpose of the Annual Plan 14 min
  • Process of Annual Training Overview 8 min
  • Plan Preparation Phase 30 min
  • Plan Development Phase 36 min
  • 6. Building Individualized Power-Based Workouts
  • Interval Training Definition and Background 5 min
  • Individualizing the Approach to Interval Planning 8 min
  • Interval Timing 17 min
  • Interval Format 38 min
  • Interval Targeting 8 min
  • Interval Tracking 6 min
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