
Ten Minute Tips #26: The Case Against Erg Mode
Empirical Cycling Podcast
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The Importance of RPE in Training
A lot of times people are thinking oh unless I totally fucking fail this workout I need to just plug away at this prescribed number and so erg mode is great because it keeps me honest. But if you don't get that mental feedback loop and dialing in your RPE then you're missing out on something absolutely fundamental in training. A huge majority of our clients like we could give them workouts with durations and we could just tell them I wouldn't even have to give them a power target they'll nail it every single time without a power target.
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