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Trainer Road For OutSeason UPDATE!

John StarkJohn Stark
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Hi Folks:

I am still working with Nate and Reid at TR to get all the Out Season bike workouts into an EN members only section in Trainer Road.  They have a few more bugs that have been found and should have them fixed shortly. 

Give us another week or so and those folks using Trainer Road will be able to log into the EN Members Only section on TR and access your specific EN bike workouts there.

I will send all the instructions on how to do this when the time comes.

NOTE:  This DOES NOT change anything regarding the regular, day-to-day EN OS mojo/training forum postings/etc. as it normally happens.  This Trainer Road offering is simply an add-on for folks who use Trainer Road.

 

More soon.

John

 

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  • wareagledustywareagledusty
    WOW! I can't wait! Thanks John
  • Satish PunnaSatish Punna

     That's GREAT!  Thanks!

  • Dave CampbellDave Campbell
    Just opened my TrainerRoad account last night. Looking forward to this.
  • svendsensvendsen
    Perfect timing! Was looking at getting TR going last night - this is definitely motivation to get with the program. Thx!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]

    Excellent!!! Just signed up for TR yesterday...to to a test run for the bike test. image  Thanks for the work on this...

    Ann

  • tim cronktim cronk
    Thanks for the update !
  • MozeMoze

     I've been looking for a reason to sign up for Trainer Road...  There we go!

  • spabblingtonspabblington
    Thank you, Mr. Stark!! Very awesome!!
  • ebe4zippyebe4zippy
    Just did my test on TR this am (the old 20/2/20 method)...tars the computrainer to an entire new level. Found an ANT+ stick on ebay for 24 bucs too image
  • MscoryjoMscoryjo
    I've never heard of this (being new to TeamEN and all) untill someone mentioned it to me in another "thread" in which I am so lost I can't find where they told me to thank them. This looks super cool!!!

    ~Cory
  • Michael JohnsonMichael Johnson

    I have just started using TR and found it very helpful in performing the workout. Will be a great combo of EN and TR!

  • Joseph LombardiJoseph Lombardi

     Very Cool...Back on TR for another OS!

  • trisumaitrisumai
    I have a PM and ride on E-motion rollers. Do I need a separate computer monitor/iPAD or can I hook it up to my TV and watch my satellite TV at the same time?
  • Tom GlynnTom Glynn
    TR is a software program so you are going to need a computer. You can watch videos/Netflix in the background, and you are going to need the Garmin USB stick. I connect the laptop to a TV for a bigger screen via an HDMI cable - but you don't have to.
  • Dave CampbellDave Campbell
    Here's my setup. Using a powertap wireless with my Garmin ANT+ stick that came with my Garmin 310xt plugged in to my PC. I run a dvd in the PC of some old TDF footage I bought as a box set(will eventually download some sufferfest, netflix, etc) I have the PC connected to my big screen plasma TV via a HDMI cable. The only things I had to buy were the cable and subscribe to Trainer road. I run the video on the screen with the TR dashboad running along the bottom of the screen. Works great at making these workouts go by faster and with less mental strain.
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Thanks for the tips Dave! CAn't wait until my pain cave moves out of my garage. Nothing motivates me to ride harder than recycling boxes and old paint cans!!! image
  • Joseph LombardiJoseph Lombardi

     Similar Set Up ...any video you can run off the computer works...stock up!...most expensive piece was a long HDMI cable....

  • John StarkJohn Stark

    FYI - Slowly pushing the stone forward.   I start loading the OS bike workouts into TR database today.  :-)

  • rmillerrmiller
    Posted By John Stark on 01 Nov 2012 11:39 AM

    FYI - Slowly pushing the stone forward.   I start loading the OS bike workouts into TR database today.  :-)



    When I read this, all I could think was: Sisyphus

  • Dino SartiDino Sarti
    Great work, John! Let's those TR guys know you are single handedly driving their member growth. I would not have done TR without this add on.... I will still probably ride outside 90% of the time, but for a really specific workout like a 6 x (4 30/30), TR looks great!
  • Satish PunnaSatish Punna
    How do we access the workouts on trainer road?
  • Dino SartiDino Sarti
    @Satish - You cannot right now. As a result, you can use the off the shelf stuff until John finishes his work with them...
  • Satish PunnaSatish Punna
    Ok, no problem. Thanks!
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    Or, you can download the Beta version of their software, which has a Workout Creator option. I used this yesterday, and had no bugs with it either during the creation process or the actual workout itself. I only wish they had a "delete seletion" option, as I was modifying the Clouds Rest workout, and wanted to delete the intervals I wasn't going to use.

  • John StarkJohn Stark

    @Al:  I simply highlight the intervals or rest and then hit the Delete key on my keyboard.  I am on a PC.


    Just added a couple of workouts as tests.  Those 2 x (5 x 30/30) in the graph look, well, {insert whip emoticon here}.  :-)

    There are ~75 bike workouts for each level (~25 for each Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) and it is a slug process.  Gonna take a bit.  Hopefully someone will buy me  beer when I am done.  :-)

    More soon.

    John

     

  • aarmauaarmau
    All this talk of power and TR I cannot help but jump on the bandwagon. I ordered my Garmin USB stick today. It arrives next week. Being that I tested already using HR how should I go about with my training once I get the stick and sign up for TR? What is the best way to convert to power?
  • rmillerrmiller
    @John - many hands make light work.. is there a way you can offload some of the workout creation to a few of us who have used the creator before? Of course, you could and should still QA it, but your mention of 75 workouts per level reminded me that it's not just a simple thing of creating ~4 workouts for each week of the OS. So I was just thinking that maybe a few of us could pitch in an hour here and there to knock some of them out.

    I suppose we'd just need a way to export them to some file format where you could then import them - but not sure TR supports that at the moment.
  • spabblingtonspabblington
    Oh my, John! I had no idea you were actually building these by hand yourself! Geez! I just got started with TR within the last week but have found the workout builder fairly easy to use. I am with Ryan and would love to be able to help you with it.

    Please let us know!
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    Yeah, John, let's crowd source this. I only work five days a month; I can easily afford to plug away at five-ten of these over the next few days. Looks like you have at least 3 volunteers already. Just parcel these out to willing workers, bud.

    BTW, thanks for the the delete tip.

  • John StarkJohn Stark

    I LOVE THIS TEAM!

    Thanks so much for the offer.  I have had a chat with RandP and they have offered up their Admin person to do the work populating the Workout Creator.  WOOHOO!  I will get him the process over the weekend and push it up his priority list.  RandP are very pumped about this and are 100% behind making this happen ASAP.

    I will, however, take some help QA'ing the final product before we release it to the team.  Making sure the intervals are the correct length of time, etc.  Hate have the 2 x 8's @ FT turn out to be 2 x 8:30's.  :-)  That would suck!

    More soon.

    John

     

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