First Fitness Test - some questions
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:11 pm
I did my very first fitness test today using iAero v4. I need some more information about the results.
At the end of the test, I got a 1.67 W/kG or a level one (male). However, re-reading the instructions and refreshing memory post-test, I did not get a chance pre-test to enter my weight nor gender. But I didn't have the instructions with me and just passed over these parameters. Plus, when I got the iBike home and plugged in, I find that the 7 mile length test extended slightly beyond 20 mins when I was trying to recover (and not faint!). So, apparently I did not follow the sequence to stop the test. So, I went and click-drag selected the tail end and deleted that and resaved using a diff filename. OK, so here come the questions:
If I didn't enter the weight/gender are my results totally useless? Frankly, I was hoping for a bit better results than a level 1, but am willing to accept something so obviously low. If I'm out of shape, well, I'm out of shape...
Given that the weight and gender were missed, any way to now add those parms back in and "cook up" a new result value?
If you slice off that tail, wouldn't that produce perhaps modified W/kG results? If so, how would I hand-calculate the new results?
I notice that the short ride to the test, the test itself, and the "noodling around" ride after test, all came out as three separate rides. OK, but you have to sort of know that the second ride file is the test. It's pretty easy to tell given the time values.
Any comment?
At the end of the test, I got a 1.67 W/kG or a level one (male). However, re-reading the instructions and refreshing memory post-test, I did not get a chance pre-test to enter my weight nor gender. But I didn't have the instructions with me and just passed over these parameters. Plus, when I got the iBike home and plugged in, I find that the 7 mile length test extended slightly beyond 20 mins when I was trying to recover (and not faint!). So, apparently I did not follow the sequence to stop the test. So, I went and click-drag selected the tail end and deleted that and resaved using a diff filename. OK, so here come the questions:
If I didn't enter the weight/gender are my results totally useless? Frankly, I was hoping for a bit better results than a level 1, but am willing to accept something so obviously low. If I'm out of shape, well, I'm out of shape...
Given that the weight and gender were missed, any way to now add those parms back in and "cook up" a new result value?
If you slice off that tail, wouldn't that produce perhaps modified W/kG results? If so, how would I hand-calculate the new results?
I notice that the short ride to the test, the test itself, and the "noodling around" ride after test, all came out as three separate rides. OK, but you have to sort of know that the second ride file is the test. It's pretty easy to tell given the time values.
Any comment?