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Entries in quadrant analysis (3)

Monday
Oct172011

Quadrant Analysis (part 3 of 3)

This is the third in a three-part series on Quadrant Analysis.  In the first post, Hunter Allen gave an overview of QA and looked at a scatter plot from a crit.  In the second post, he exampined a Tour de France stage and a time trial.  In this final post, he explains why you would want to compare QA from different workouts and how to apply the theories to your training.

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Friday
Oct142011

Quadrant Analysis (part 2 of 3)

This is the second in a three-part series on Quadrant Analysis.  In Hunter Allen's last post, he gave an overview of QA and looked at the QA from a crit.  In this post, he takes a look at two more examples and explains how and why the plots look different for a Tour de France Stage win and a flat time trial.

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Thursday
Oct132011

Quadrant Analysis: What You Need to Know About the 'Other Quad'

This is the first in a three-part series where Hunter Allen discusses Quadrant Analysis and how to apply the theories behind this science to your cycling training.  In the first post, he explains what QA actually measures and takes a look at an example of QA for a crit.

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