Measuring power, blood glucose, and fatigue: Hunter Allen on bike training

<p>Hunter Allen has been coaching cyclists since the mid-1990s and went on to co-found TrainingPeaks in 2004. He was an early proponent of using power data to inform training, and today his company, Peaks Coaching Group, helps athletes around the world.</p><ul><li>When you retired from pro cycling in the mid-90s and decided to become a coach, why did you start with mountain bikers specifically?</li><li>When you first looked at power meter data from cyclists, was it obvious that this data could be useful for training? How did you analyze it?</li><li>What are mountain bikers missing with an informal approach to getting faster/stronger/fitter?</li><li>How does the way you coach a mountain biker in their 40s differ from how you&#39;d coach the same rider at 25?</li><li>How do we know if a fitness metric — like heart rate, power, or HRV — is useful or not?</li><li>How do you know how much recovery you need after any given effort?</li><li>What does measuring blood glucose levels tell you about an athlete?</li><li>If someone&#39;s listening right now and wants to become more intentional about improving their fitness for mountain biking, where would you tell them to start?</li><li>What is your most popular training plan for mountain bikers?</li><li>What&#39;s got you most excited right now in the world of fitness and coaching?</li></ul><p>Follow Singletracks on Instagram @singletracks</p><p>An automated transcript will be available at Singletracks.com later today.</p>