ErgVideo: Virtual Reality Cycling: a new training tool for CompuTrainer users and coaches
18 December 2007At TrainingPeaks, we’re always looking for ways to make coaches and personal trainers more effective with their clients and athletes more successful with their training. We found something new that’s worth checking out with a CompuTrainer. The same developer, Paul Smeulders who brought you Erg+ Crs+ and Real3D is now introducing ErgVideoTM.
ErgVideo brings together real-action video and actual power files from road and criterium races, Time Trials and Triathlon courses. With recent new releases, the selection of ErgVideos has been expanded with several training sessions including specific interval training, hill climbing, sprints and even motor pacing.
ErgVideo has already received a glittering review by Stephen Chung of PezCyclingNews. You can find it here.
The ErgVideo system runs on a PC, and operates a CompuTrainer in ergometer mode. This mode forces you to replicate the power requirements of the ride. It’s incredibly close to a true racing experience since you see the action unfolding in front of you and are forced to bridge gaps, sprint and work hard in breakaways. To capture awesome action, the ErgVideo racers-cum-videographers are often Cat-1’s in high-level races, and indeed not everyone can output the true absolute power required. Therefore, the ErgVideo power profiles are % based, keyed to the Threshold power. You plug in your own specific threshold power and the ride is AUTOMATICALLY scaled to your fitness ability. You can make the ride harder as you improve, by increasing the threshold power setting. It works especially well on CompuTrainer Multirider: several riders can train together, and everyone works at their own level, since each rider’s threshold can be set individually. All riders view the same video, experience the same race, and get the same workout benefits relative to their threshold power.
The Power profile-based operation of the ErgVideo system is the key to incredible training sessions as well, with our Train for RealTM series. Top-notch riders lead key on-the-road workouts and interval sessions. You set your threshold power level, and ErgVideo makes sure hit the specific power training zones for that workout. You get your workouts done on target, every time.
2 Responses to “ErgVideo: Virtual Reality Cycling: a new training tool for CompuTrainer users and coaches”
January 13th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
let me know about availability of this product
Dave
January 14th, 2008 at 6:56 am
They are available now at http://www.ergvideo.com