May 2005
My triathlon
career began in the summer of 2002.
After only 18 months in the sport, I had
earned my way on to the US Olympic Team.
My background in swimming had provided
me with the aerobic engine I needed to
compete on a world class level in my new
sport. The physiological demands of
cycling and running posed a new
challenge to me that I was eager to
conquer. My learning curve on the
bicycle has been the steepest as well as
the most rewarding. It had taken years
of training, discipline and perseverance
for me to accomplish everything that I
did in swimming. Now, as a triathlete, I
am reaping all of the rewards of the
work that I did as a swimmer.
One of the most difficult challenges of
triathlon is learning how to balance my
needs to improve in all 3 disciplines. I
have come a long way in a short time,
but the benefits that I have received
from the CompuTrainer are indescribable.
Cycling has been the most unfamiliar
aspect for me and with the help of the
CompuTrainer and training under a
controlled environment; I have been able
to consistently improve on a daily
basis. I have dedicated myself and this
season to improving as a cyclist and
overall triathlete. I have already built
my strength and power from countless
hours of riding in my living room.
RacerMate
has helped me start to tap into my
potential as a cyclist. The quality of
each workout is guaranteed because all
of the variables involved with cycling
can be controlled. Wattage, cadence,
and heart rate are the three variables
that I change on a daily basis to get
the results that I need. The one
constant I can derive from each
individual workout is the performance of
my CompuTrainer. The consistency that I
get with each workout has made me a
better cyclist and a better triathlete.
I have a smoother pedal stroke, I have
developed a higher cadence, and most
importantly I have improved my wattage
output at threshold and max heart rates!
To improve in all of the aspects while
just riding on the roads would take me
years. After training on my CompuTrainer
on a consistent basis I was able to
drastically improve all of these things
in a matter of months. I'm not saying
that it was easy, on the contrary - it
was extremely demanding but the results
are starting to show. I'm looking for
even better bike splits in the races to
come because of my work on my
CompuTrainer!
Andy Potts
2004 US Olympic Team, Triathlon
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