Can Ollie Hit 1000 Watts?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Presenter and keen amateur, Ollie, was recently, publicly and shamefully defeated in a max power challenge by a beginner cyclist. Can a new training plan help him regain some of his lost dignity and finally break the 1000 watt barrier?
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Ollie is absolutly the most relatable gcn-presenter! I mean, I know I'll never gonna have Manons sprinting strength, Si's stunning TT-power, Hank's almost scary ability for endless suffering or Dan's spectacular hair. But Ollies ability to always get dropped though. Yup, I got that already sorted and can definitely relate!😎🤘
Yeah. Ollie is carrying this channel.
Its rare that I can beat a presenters power numbers. Makes it more interesting as his starting point is similar to mine.
Ollie's hair is pretty fantastic as well.
If you have Ollie in a video it’s going to be good. Granted, I enjoy the banter between Si and Dan too
@Bjorn Arnesen Strong enough to drop someone by accident. Stuff I can only dream about!
I couldn't hit 1000 watts with my finger stuck in a light socket.
Because that would be volts, not watts.
Best comment ever.
Shocking good
@@maitrivihara I like to use biking as my outlet for chilling.
why nobody's talking about the fact that he has speedplay powerlink pedals?!?!?!
Couldn't find anything on the official release. Very excited to get to know their pricing
Thanks Ollie, I'm working on a similar effort wanting to get up Alpe de Zwift in under and hour. Been struggling with getting a good routine going, and this video convinced me to get on the trainer today. So thanks!!!
You guys have some really nice Video editing skills. Massive props to you Ollie and especially to the cutting Team. ❤️
This is a great series for sure. I have full confidence in Ollie and can't wait to see subsequent videos when he drops the other presenters!! Go Olllie!
Well done for putting yourself out there, your power is well above most 'normal' riders anyway well done
My best is just over 1400w, but I am severely lacking in slow twitch fibers so I would be in Ollie's dust up any kind of gradient 😅. You got 1000 in you for sure 👍
great video, looking forward to part 2 !
At my racing peak I was 58 kg and could manage 900W at a push. I finally managed over 1000W after several years away from racing and an additional 6 kg of body mass. More weight over the pedals certainly helps!
does the watts add up from time or can you hit it once in one go as say thats your personal best
Love these challenges by Ollie! Some of my favorite videos!
love any sprinting vids it,s what i love to do on my bike, i find doing interval sprints work for me. Like doing half an hour at around 150 ,200 watts then at 15 mins sprint 5 seconds then every 5 mins. It always gets better as i ride.My pb at the moment is 1837 watts. Keep up the good work cheers.
More importantly how were the speedplay pm pedals? Been waiting for these for ages. Any news on release date?
Wait... In that Beginner vs Amateur vs Pro sprint video Ollie had a peak of over 980W.
Must have had a tough Christmas 😁
I’ve been cycling for a few months, and getting my first smart trainer today so I’m excited to see what power I can output
I feel you ! That s so exciting !
If you re in zwift take part of the tour the zwift you ll go beyond your limit it will be so great
I’m a runner, but got a Wahoo Kickr Bike last week and have been using it with Zwift. I’m having a blast, could never imagine indoor cycling could be this much fun. And the fact that you can race pretty much any hour of any day for no extra cost, is just incredible.
@@feezee82 ya had the same experience .. I started biking after my Volleyball days were over, but got sick of loosing most of my fitness over winter time, the Yo YO training kind of pissed me off ..And I hate biking in the cold or the Rain.. Almost gave up on biking went on to Triathlon and just focused on Swim run in the winter witch was a bit better but still the Bike was pissing me off in the winter.. But when I saw Zwift on TH-cam vid I was sold, I am a Gamer always been so hell training in a Game Hell ya =) Now 3-4 years later I am 80% done with triathlon and really just focused on the Bike again and I manage to keep 80% of my Bikefitness over the winter months .. =) But be carful try to just Maintain as much of your fitness over winter is proly better than trying to improve it as you will burn out if your always trying to improve.. Have fun =)
@@Bukoe well said! I typically decrease my training volume in winter significantly and use that time to mostly recover. But I’m also really competitive and Zwift is full of races and other challenges, so I need to learn how to just ride in zone 2 in Zwift and not go 100% all the time, cause it’s definitely not sustainable.
You will love it! I got my Wahoo Kickr 11/2021 and it’s addicting to collect badges, ride with groups, and complete events. I’ve seen a big improvement on my cycling journey so far. Enjoy the Ride!
As a user of Sufferfest (now Wahoo Systm) for many years, I am convinced that Ollie will get over 1000w soon. I am 50 and still improved my numbers recently… good job Ollie, you rock!
He'll easily do this; when I started sprint 'training' I jumped from 950 to 1400 within a year and I'm much older than Ollie. Once he gets some muscle on his legs he'll be off!
What your really doing is showing off though....
@@jamskof I have a ftp barely over 200 and couldn't win a race if my life depended on it so not really. My point was that you can make huge jumps just specific training for a few months.
@@jamskof he has the right to proudly show off his hard work.
Got my power meter in September hoping for 1000, got 1100 and in December I was up to 1400. The improvement was partly down to seeing in real-time what works and what doesn't for power, getting a feel for it. The absolute peak is not changing much but the durations are - initially ~1000W for 3 seconds, now 991 for 20 seconds. 75kg
How did you train?
Ollie casually mentions the Powr Link pedals! Seriously?! I’m hanging out for this product. COME ON WAHOO!!!
I need those pedals. Been waiting for them for months now.
I'm forever wondering why whenever I buy roadie tops my arms feel like the blood is being cut off at the bicep - then I see Ollie's arms and all becomes clear!
You'll be able to achieve 1000W Ollie! No doubt!
Funny thing is when i started cycling i really liked the sprint segments on Zwift and increased my sprint power from ~700W to 1016W in what felt like weeks. Then i started Zwift racing in races that are always so hard that i never really have the power to sprint in the end... Then the day before yesterday after months of training i finally got to sprint again just for fun in stage 2 of the Tour de Zwift and hit "only" 1093W. I kind of expected more because that ~80W equals just what i put on to my FTP in that time but i guess if you do not train for sprints you cant expect to get much stronger in them.
Over 700W with 125 heart rate and no sweat??? Holy moly.
That and the tremendous difference between his indoor and outdoor results makes me skeptical about the accuracy of either those pedals or that indoor bike . There ought to be a difference, but those numbers are questionable.
@@prestachuck2867 Not a massive difference between indoors and outdoors, you'd expect something like that when it comes to sprinting. Obviously you're tapping into a whole new set of muscles when sprinting outside.
@@prestachuck2867 his heart rate not being high makes sense, since there will be a lag and the sprint comes right off a rest, as for the no sweat and stuff, I assume all those shots of him "sprinting" where done after the fact for the sake of the video. Also, sprinting on a trainer is really a ton different than sprinting outside, it isn't surprising at all that someone who never sprints is also going to be bad at springing on a trainer. I'd be willing to bet he could up his max power on the trainer with just some practice on technique.
Heart rate doesn’t respond that quickly
@@discbrakefan sure, but he’s been on the trainer for almost 20 minutes at that point and this was the second power surge.
I'm not surprised that your power was greater in the world than inside a cubicle. Loved the vid Dr. Bridgestone. The music really helped with the indoor (
Keep it strong💪
Good luck! Go for it Ollie!
You've got this, Ollie! Your one minute power was pretty great.
Adopted the wahoo systm 2 weeks ago, I am surprised you are so fresh after the 4DP test, I was dead :)
That’s what I thought. Heart rate of 125 and not a drop of sweat.
Exactly! I’m a weeping puddle at the end of the 4DP test.
I'm not that heavy and I don't train my sprint, but I can crack 1000w if I stand up enthusiastically. No way I could ever do ~350w for an hour like Ollie though, and I'm in no danger of dropping Alberto Contador.
Love seeing Ollie Suffer! This us going to be Epic!
Good on you Dr B. I know you will crack 1000w!
Sprinting on the turbo is a lot harder because of the no lateral movement, I can do about 100w+ extra outside as opposed to on zwift.
Very interesting. Can’t wait for the update. This is really good content that I would like to see more of.
So I should be able to drop Ollie for about 20 seconds before he destroys me. I need the endurance/climbing training program.
Nice work
This is definitely of interest to me. I, too, have decent endurance, but only so-so max power. It means I am garbage at climbs and max efforts, but recover from them very well.
What a journey to power!
Ooo wahoo pedals are ready?! Didn't know that!
Go, Ollie, you can do this!
Routing for you Ollie! Totally relatable.
So this episode, mainly a wahoo advert, throw some pedals in to! 😂
Go Ollie ... strangely enough, I have set myself the same aim to improve my sprint this year. It could be a long year!
Be interested to see how this works out. Having gone from pure stamina to heavier load I was surprised how I did, it may be the same for Ollie. Either way it will be interesting.
My natural thing was distance running. It didn't matter how far I ran, the pasce was the same and my last mile sprint was the same, so it made sense to go marathon because my maintaining pace worked best for me there. My sprint kick was so famously bad people said they liked keeping with me because if they managed all but the last mile, they were guaranteed to beat me.
Of course with such stamina based genetics and practice on a long limbed weedy frame, I took the natural next move and tried powerlifting when looking for a direction after achieving desired bodyweight of less weedy. Surprisingly I found I am pretty good at it, the long limbs and weedy frame means I will only ever be strong for size and surprise most but never close to competetive, though I did take part in one contest. So I can go on forever or do dramatic one off, neither of which helps me sprint on fooot or bike. The stamina means my sprint is longer than most, but the one of power fades really fast.
Of course there is a cost to the power I gained. Peak running weight was around 9stones at 5 foot 10. I am the same height but now around 13 stones in weight which means I have more mass to carry and am slower.
Heart is still good, I can maintain 170 to 175 bpm for 2 hours without over reaching which approaching 50 years old is OK, in truth it hasn't changed much since pre 20s. However what I can do at that bpm has changed a lot over the years. It's harder to guage on cycling because my bike is better, but running is slower, weights are lighter and in truth I think cycling is only roughly the same because of better machine. It is also amusing as any of us fit old folk will tell you to see people wondering how we can do what we do when we should be holding onto a zimmer.
Buried the lead! WHERE DID YOU GET those Wahoo Speedplay Zero POWERLINK pedals and when will they be available? They're not even mentioned on the website yet!
that a great challenge Ollie. Your a great insperation to us, average Joe's👏
I can so relate to Ollie. I can hold 275 in aero for 2 hours but can’t hit 1000w for one second. Really curious how this goes…!
Good to know this video series is not a fib.
I can hit 1100 for 5s, but my FTP is puny 220W.
Hard to believe Ollie’s 5s is less than 1kW.
@@gearknobz He's a feather-weight. I'm in the same boat as you: low 200s FTP, but I can hit 1200W peak power; I'm 165lbs. We just have more fast twitch muscle and weigh significantly more.
Complete opposite, can throw out power into the 1200’s seated but can’t hold 250 for more than 20 mins! I’ll swap all day
There aren’t enough pixels in the meta verse to give Ollie a proper tan 😉
We dragged the tan slider all the way up but nothing is happening 🤷
Ollie, The People’s Champion. 💪🏻🚴♂️
The Shimano 105 of GCN presenters
I have faith in you Ollie, you got this.
GO OLLIE GO!
Wish I could. I think my max ever is somewhere between 700-850 watts. In return, I can sustain power for hours.
Good luck!’
Ollie is the people’s champ! Not all of us are pros. Most of us are physiologically unremarkable amateur. But when Ollie is doing his best, I get motivated.
Excellent video. Sprinting is about acceleration to achieve high speed. Position and cadence is really important, low position with higher cadence can make a big difference.
Cadence is irrelevant(just pick the cadence and gear you get get the most watts with) it's all about power to weight vs your aerodynamic drag.
@@Goriaas sprinting and race winning equates to turning a high gear at a high pace...cadence matters and getting that cadence in positive n matters most
all the best Ollie
Love the content and comment section
I’d like to see a proper vid of full sprint to show Ollies technique. Could be a few small tweaks that could help too
2000W Ollie 2023! I believe In you!
Wait, was that a teaser for the wahoo pwerlink to finally be released?
I’d better send more cake to help out the #hencholliecampaign 💪🏻🏋️♀️
Hate sprinting almost as much as I hate the 4DP test so no idea of current numbers. Enjoy the gym though so hopefully whatever they are they are going up.
Thanks for the video. But wait, isn’t the sprint all about speed (not power)?
Good luck 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Are those pedals finally released for consumer purchase!!!!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this Wahoo commercial.
I bet 2 sessions of max 30 sec intervals, and then a 2 days rest will get those missing 100 watts of the top end. I mean really, 10% of max power is very easy to gain for the short period of time. 10% of ftp is another story though) The real monthly challenge would be 1200 watts with those stats.
Or doing squats for the first time in his life for a few weeks / months he could easily get 50% extra if not more on his max power
Does any human being have less fast twitch fibres than Ollie? This once again shows the genetical disposition thing very clearly. When I got my first power meter last year, I did 1100+ Watts untrained. After 9 months of training I am even close to Ollie on 1 minute power but miles away on FTP. I‘d be very interested on 5 minutes and on which duration I start to fall apart.
I love seeing Ollie's data, because it legitimates my own power profile where 5 and 20 minute power are quite good, but I am boasting a 5 second sprint that is barely more than double my five minute average. Thanks to Ollie, I'm not alone as being able to ride comfortably at 250 watts for three to four hours while still not being able to break 800w on a sprint.
1100 watts for how long....0.5 of a second?
@@br5145-v3m Heavier riders with background in anaerobic sports can easily put out that power for close to 10 seconds
@@br5145-v3m 3s
The secret to not getting dropped is to make videos in which you are alone. Well done for beating the system 👍👍👍
Train weights if any of you want a higher peak power. I can do over 2000W for 3 seconds and over 1500W for 10 seconds. There's a reason all the top olympic sprinters train weights. 3 hours into a race and hitting over 1000W for a full 150-200m sprint is where it gets hard.
Personally, my peak power has dropped since I stopped doing as much leg work in the gym, but like Ollie, I can climb for hours. It was too much to do legs twice a week and also get in all the hours on the bike. I've been trying to get back into a good gym routine, we'll see how it looks once the sun finally comes out...
I don't remember the exact number but my max power i hot on a Watt Bike was 1800W+
It's just a bit of practice to get the power out !
Got up to 1508w on a trainer once for a second after two weeks of sprint-oriented training.
Push the numbers out, breath and get your heart rate down and repeat ;)
Ollie is my favorite no matter what.
One of those seldom 🌧 days in UK, I reckon :)
Legend has it that once he reaches 1000 watts he turns into a Super Saiyan
IT'S OVER NINE THOU- HUNDREEEEED!
@@gcn hahahhaha. 😂
yesssss!
the pedals aren't available in usa
As someone who is quite tall but lightweight I’d be happy to reach Ollie’s starting numbers. My best hope of doing this would be to eat more pies which would also be more enjoyable than flogging myself on the turbo trainer!
Come on Ollie!
Greetings from Nigeria 🇳🇬
I think you will hit more than 105% of to goal (>1050 wats peak) but also you'll decrease at least 2% in FTP in the same test, whichever is yout courrent FTP. I guess it's arround 280w
its about DRIVE
It's about power
Y’all pick on Ollie for being slow, but he’s probably still fitter than at least 80% of views. Also I think then gym sessions will have the biggest effect on his sprints. Looking forward to the next video.
How did you come up with 80%? 😂😂
80%? More like 95%... 😀
@@inz_uzi you would be surprised on how many strong riders are out there
@@benturp3492 I know there are thousands and thousands of very strong riders. But most of them ride their bikes instead of watching GCN.
4:33 Watch out Mark Cavendish I'm coming for you. - eventually.
why has ollie the new powerlink pedals and we mortlas don‘t even know when they come out???
No doubt you’ll manage to do it, but the power you’re putting out now is still pretty impressive
I have a special request: Can we have more dnb music on the cool cinematic shots? I think its been a while since we've had those
GOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! Ollie
How much force can a person put down above his own weight? if you weigh 1000N (101,8kg) and you have a 175mm crank thats 175Nm at the crank, with a cadence of 90rpm that equates to 1625 watts, given a mean output of that torque (simplified).
If you are a lighter person like Ollie, just using your body weight, lets say 650N (66,2kg) means just 114Nm at the crank. With the same cadence means 1059 watts. To produce 1625 watts, that person need to have a cadence of 140rpm while maintaining the torque.
Now, I dont know in relation to your bodyweight, what kind of torque is possible to acheive and how the cadence is affecting that torque, but its unfair to compare a heavy person to a light person because the heavy person, by just being heavier will naturally put out more watts with same effort. What it comes down to is watts per kilogram and total mass being moved. IMO throwing out your watt number says nothing since it is irrelevant unless you also give your weight at the time of measuring. A light person will generally put out less power but also has less weight to move, meaning pure power figure is not the single factor of sprint performance.
Or you just pull on the bars more so you can push on the pedals more.
It not so simple ! Take a backpack with some weight to arrive at 100kg, go on the flat and try to produce 1600w ... you'll see it's not working 😄
@@florenceetalexismartel8365 I bet you would see an improvement in power if you wear a backpack, someone with a powermeter should do the comparison. But the problem is that now you weigh more so you wont be any faster.
Weight doesn't really have any significance during a sprint, hence all the best sprinters are generally big guys. Raw power rules at the end of the day. Obviously CDA is a factor are proven but guys like Cav or Ewan but being lighter won't make you faster in a flat sprint (unless you're Zwift).
@@bingoberra18 I looked into this too and my peak power numbers related approximately to my body weight on the crank at that cadence - so I did higher cadence training and improved my peak. But the weighted pack experiment would be interesting and easy enough to try.
Ollie have a very beautifull bike! 😉
1000w. ..I reach there in my dreams 😅
Thanks Ollie....don't get too henched .....Peace
Power is important, but wheel sucking and knowing when to launch is importanter. :)
Good luck… I need help in my power / sprinting too!! #goollie
The thing is as fast twitch drops off with age whereas slow twitch depleted at a slower rate. You'll be riding well into old age Ollie while your sprinter peers are reminiscing.
Actually thats the opposite, if you never develop any power you'll have nothing to keep at old age.
Unless you can ride at 25w, everyone can benefit from some good sprinting regularly
This bronze orbea is beautiful 😍 my next bike
Why are there no SPD clipless Powermeter Pedals. It's so frustrating.
What do you mean?Garmin Rally
Btw your push ups technique looks good
This is weird. Ollie and I are the same weight and our numbers are pretty damn close on max and 5 sec power. Also time trialing. Maybe he's my doppelganger on the bike! lol.
Could we please see Ollie arm wrestle a T-Rex!? Make it happen!
A cyclists arm is not puny, it is aero.
I was doing Ollie’s original peaks when I was bloody 12 🤣🤣
Having a higher peak power than Oly, who I respect so much for his riding and just being fucking cool, has genuinely surprised me. He's a beast of endurance!!
Also, you can absolutely smash 1,000W !
According to my Elite Tuo and zwift (have a stages powermeter but I guess Zwift is not accepting this) my seated spritn is about 1584 Watts. Have had 1750 in a real sprint outdoors. Ollie can definetely get over a 1000 Watts without much problems.
No question he will do it, the man is a machine. I would also add how inspired I am from seeing the video. I’m nowhere near Ollie’s levels, 705 watts at the moment, but, presently winter condition an arthritic left knee and oh yes 70 years old! Let’s see who hits 1000watts first. No prizes for guessing.
Is the difference between indoor and outdoor power measurement due to motivation or to outdoor power being measured at the pedals, and indoor measured at the hub? Not that I am wanting to promote super duper lubed chains and ceramic bearing derailleur pulleys for indoor trainers....
Ist because of the bike movment
The difference is in the sprint form. The position outside is natural and more efficient, meaning as you ride hard you can position yourself and the bike as much to maximize full leverage/extend better and use bike swing momentum as a spring to push back other leg quicker. Basically the whole body is engaged including arms, core etc.
Now indoor trainers are static. Most of them don't move in any way and bike stays the same. Meaning you are limited to certain position and can't use above mentioned benefits. Even trainers that move still are not as effective or natural as in real life sprinting. Likely to having a lag or limited movement. Don't quote on me for this though.
Anyway hope that helps understand it better.