Great video. All of yours have been really good. As a polite suggestion it may be worth working on the production quality, using a good mic and lighting. We do that at work and it make everything look and sound amazing. In relation to the video I suspect there are some on Zwift who drop a good 5kg in races. Just basing it on strava profile photos vs stated weight. So the power to weight really does come into play.
It's all about marginal gains, and try to get as many of them as possible, to become more competetive. What breaks me in many zwift races are the repetetive punches. X surges in a race with just a little less weight in the end feels mentally good 😂 Great video 👍
That's a fair point the two numbers are similar. But to me there are two major difference: 1.) Your not racing (ill call it) as honestly as possible. I get others (probably not your or me) are probably racing below their actual weight, but i would rather just input my actual weight and accept that 2 second difference. Whereas the bike selection is a true time savings, you could get the same savings in real life by choosing different equipment. 2.) The 2 seconds saved is assuming you would also be able to hold the same watts. A lot of riders are capable of this after dropping only 1 pound. But as weight loss increases (dependent on the person/shape) watts may drop as well. For me personally, I have had a few climbing races were I overly focus on getting from 160 lbs (right near my optimal race weight) to 159 or 158 lbs, and end up cracking or performing a lot worse than i would have at 160. Basically, i view the downside risk as not worth saving 2 seconds.
@@ZwiftAnalysisNetwork I don’t update my weight before every ride, but I probably update it once a week after a ride. I also know my weight can ebb and flow by a pound or more over a week; high after meals and refueling, low after a visit to the restroom, or after sweating out two pounds in a Zwift race. I wouldn’t describe those swings as weight loss or gain that affects power output. My weight hadn’t swung much over the last two years, but with the Zwift fitness I gained over this winter my watts have been rising and my weight has been trending down steadily since February. So for me it hasn’t been one or the other, the power gains have come hand in hand with weight loss.
Can u make a video to show difference between gender performance on ttt, when I notice that to zwift, they acuse me antifeminist, I acuse them of favoritism, of commercialis, ready to lie about performance just to keep a client categorie on the there market, when I just tried that result should be neutral showing only performance outcome rather than gender's belong. To have more than 4min delay from a women team with 190w average each, against men team with +260w average and it's on flat, that's away from justice.
Not sure what is asked but for fun maybe make a test with a male rider vs female rider with the same height and weight, if there any difference in speed at the same power?
Great video. All of yours have been really good. As a polite suggestion it may be worth working on the production quality, using a good mic and lighting. We do that at work and it make everything look and sound amazing.
In relation to the video I suspect there are some on Zwift who drop a good 5kg in races. Just basing it on strava profile photos vs stated weight. So the power to weight really does come into play.
I actually just had 2 LED video lights arrive. I bought them after I noticed there was a shadow on one side of my face in this video 😂.
@@ZwiftAnalysisNetworkI think the microphone is more important. Good quality audio is one of the most important things.
It's all about marginal gains, and try to get as many of them as possible, to become more competetive.
What breaks me in many zwift races are the repetetive punches. X surges in a race with just a little less weight in the end feels mentally good 😂
Great video 👍
It can be hard to quantify why we do what we do. Your analysis certainly helps shed light on what is important!
Seeing your own Holo go up the road is the most miserable experience in Zwift
Yup just watching the replay ride away, wondering why can't I keep up 😂
Great to get the science here. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks coach!
I’m 95kg, 182cm, and my peak race weight was 81kg. So I guess training for me will both reduce weight and increase power.
Only a 2 second difference per pound, but on the bike selection video, you argue a three second gap could decide the race?
That's a fair point the two numbers are similar. But to me there are two major difference:
1.) Your not racing (ill call it) as honestly as possible. I get others (probably not your or me) are probably racing below their actual weight, but i would rather just input my actual weight and accept that 2 second difference. Whereas the bike selection is a true time savings, you could get the same savings in real life by choosing different equipment.
2.) The 2 seconds saved is assuming you would also be able to hold the same watts. A lot of riders are capable of this after dropping only 1 pound. But as weight loss increases (dependent on the person/shape) watts may drop as well. For me personally, I have had a few climbing races were I overly focus on getting from 160 lbs (right near my optimal race weight) to 159 or 158 lbs, and end up cracking or performing a lot worse than i would have at 160. Basically, i view the downside risk as not worth saving 2 seconds.
@@ZwiftAnalysisNetwork I don’t update my weight before every ride, but I probably update it once a week after a ride.
I also know my weight can ebb and flow by a pound or more over a week; high after meals and refueling, low after a visit to the restroom, or after sweating out two pounds in a Zwift race. I wouldn’t describe those swings as weight loss or gain that affects power output.
My weight hadn’t swung much over the last two years, but with the Zwift fitness I gained over this winter my watts have been rising and my weight has been trending down steadily since February.
So for me it hasn’t been one or the other, the power gains have come hand in hand with weight loss.
I should prob lose 50kg then😂
😂you would be setting a lot of PRs then!
Inb4 he’s already 50kg and will just be banished once he loses 50kg 💀
Can u make a video to show difference between gender performance on ttt, when I notice that to zwift, they acuse me antifeminist, I acuse them of favoritism, of commercialis, ready to lie about performance just to keep a client categorie on the there market, when I just tried that result should be neutral showing only performance outcome rather than gender's belong.
To have more than 4min delay from a women team with 190w average each, against men team with +260w average and it's on flat, that's away from justice.
Is the ask to look into something like the average TTT times between all men's and all women's teams? And maybe look at how speeds differ by category?
Not sure what is asked but for fun maybe make a test with a male rider vs female rider with the same height and weight, if there any difference in speed at the same power?
Yes exactly, do it 😁plzzzzz, just for flat route, I'm sure female for 200w she got 50km/h,male 37km/h.