Advanced Training with Power and Data

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.