Post by minotaur on Nov 12, 2004 9:39:58 GMT 8
The following questions will help you identify if each of the skills listed are a strength or a weakness. Rate your ability in each category on a scale of 1 to 10. A 1 means you really struggle in this area. A 5 means you are average in this area and a 10 means you excel in this area.
Climbing
I usually pass more people on climbs than pass me.
I can usually maintain my intensity during long climbs.
I enjoy riding on courses with a fair amount of climbing.
I hammer over the crest of hills.
Endurance
I usually pass more people at the end of a race than pass me.
I do not usually “Blow-up” late in a race.
I prefer races considered longer for my category.
I am confident in my endurance at the start of a long race.
Lactate Tolerance
I can go hard shortly after my last hard effort.
I can remain strong during repeat hard efforts.
I pass more people than pass me during repeat hard efforts.
I recover quickly after a hard effort.
Technical Skills
I am faster than most others I ride with in tight single track.
I descend hills with abandon, only light use of brakes.
I am comfortable riding off camber trails, tight single track turns, quick dismounts and remounts, negotiating obstacles.
I do not fall very often.
Power
I can out sprint most of my peers.
I can “hammer” up short steep hills.
I drop more people than drop me on short steep climbs.
I am usually with the leaders at the start of a race.
After you have rated yourself, find two or three other friends who you ride with regularly and ask them to rate you according to this scale. It is impossible to be totally objective about your own ability. Finding out what others think of your strengths and weaknesses will be invaluable in accurately identifying your what they are.
Hopefully, your rating will be close to the rating by your peers. It is inevitable, however, that there will be some differences. Take the average of the 3 or 4 results as your final result.
Skill Ranking 1----------5-----------10
Climbing
Endurance
Lactate Tolerance
Technical Skills
Power
List those things for which you struggle (4 or less), are average at (5 to 7) and those in which you excel (8 to 10).
The purpose of this assesment is for you to design your personal training program to spend more time working on those areas that you are weak in to change them into strengths.
Climbing
I usually pass more people on climbs than pass me.
I can usually maintain my intensity during long climbs.
I enjoy riding on courses with a fair amount of climbing.
I hammer over the crest of hills.
Endurance
I usually pass more people at the end of a race than pass me.
I do not usually “Blow-up” late in a race.
I prefer races considered longer for my category.
I am confident in my endurance at the start of a long race.
Lactate Tolerance
I can go hard shortly after my last hard effort.
I can remain strong during repeat hard efforts.
I pass more people than pass me during repeat hard efforts.
I recover quickly after a hard effort.
Technical Skills
I am faster than most others I ride with in tight single track.
I descend hills with abandon, only light use of brakes.
I am comfortable riding off camber trails, tight single track turns, quick dismounts and remounts, negotiating obstacles.
I do not fall very often.
Power
I can out sprint most of my peers.
I can “hammer” up short steep hills.
I drop more people than drop me on short steep climbs.
I am usually with the leaders at the start of a race.
After you have rated yourself, find two or three other friends who you ride with regularly and ask them to rate you according to this scale. It is impossible to be totally objective about your own ability. Finding out what others think of your strengths and weaknesses will be invaluable in accurately identifying your what they are.
Hopefully, your rating will be close to the rating by your peers. It is inevitable, however, that there will be some differences. Take the average of the 3 or 4 results as your final result.
Skill Ranking 1----------5-----------10
Climbing
Endurance
Lactate Tolerance
Technical Skills
Power
List those things for which you struggle (4 or less), are average at (5 to 7) and those in which you excel (8 to 10).
The purpose of this assesment is for you to design your personal training program to spend more time working on those areas that you are weak in to change them into strengths.