-We'll have a dialog box that will let you set up your power zones and -critical power in a future version of GoldenCheetah, but for now you'll need -to use a text editor. On Linux, that probably means nano, vi, or emacs. -On Mac, the easiest editor to use is TextEdit, which is in your Applications -folder. +There are currently three ways to set up your power zones. Each method has +its benefits, so feel free to select the method that best suits your needs. + +
Method 1: Set via critical power plot. + +
GoldenCheetah can determine a value for your CP value based on all +of the data in your critical power plot. The calculated value of CP can +be used to create a new range in your power.zones file by clicking the +"save CP value" button in the lower right corner of the critical power +plot tab. The new range will use the default zone definitions (see Method 2). +Once the new range is set, you can manually edit the file to change the zone +definitions as in Method 3.
-Start by -downloading this sample file and saving it in - -
-~/Library/GoldenCheetah/Your Name/power.zones -+Method 2: User preferences. +
+From the menu bar select GoldenCheetah->Preferences, then click on +"cyclist info". The window should look like this:
-where "~" is your home directory (e.g., /Users/srhea on Mac or
-/home/srhea on Linux) and "Your Name" is the name you chose when
-you first opened GoldenCheetah. Open the power.zones file in a text editor
-and you'll see this:
+
+Enter a value for critical power at the top of the dialog and click save +to set your CP. New ranges can also be set via this dialog so that you can +adjust your CP value throughout the season as your fitness increases (or +decreases). Once your CP is set, GoldenCheetah will set up seven power zones +based on percentages of your CP value. The zones are: +
+
| Zone | +Description | +Low | +High | +
| Z1 | +Active Recovery | +0% | +55% | +
| Z2 | +Endurance | +55% | +75% | +
| Z3 | +Tempo | +75% | +90% | +
| Z4 | +Threshold | +90% | +105% | +
| Z5 | +VO2 Max | +105% | +120% | +
| Z6 | +Anaerobic | +120% | +150% | +
| Z1 | +Neuromuscular | +150% | +MAX | +
+If you want to use other zones boundaries or labels, you can manually edit +the power.zones file as described in Method 3. + +
+Method 3: Manually edit the power.zones file. +
+To edit/create the power.zones file you'll need to use a text editor. +On Linux, that probably means nano, vi, or emacs. On Mac, the easiest +editor to use is TextEdit, which is in your Applications folder. + +
Start by downloading this sample file and saving +it in your rider directory, which is listed in the GoldenCheetah->About GoldenCheetah +menu item. +
+Open the power.zones file in a text editor and you'll see this:
@@ -224,6 +301,8 @@ with a.txtextension. Use the menu command "Format->Make Plain Text" to get it to let you save the file with a.zonesextension instead. ++
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