FTP - whats yours?

[Saudiq]

Are you recalibrating the stages each time you move it?

 yip, I recalibrate with every ride. Garmin prompts as soon as I switch it on so I'm fairly disciplined with calibrating the stages. I also don't move it that often, only reason for switching to my road bike for my training ride was my MTB has tyre issues and I didn't want to miss my training ride, otherwise it would've remained on the MTB until Sep-Oct when DC training starts

[Saudiq]

Very strange indeed

Mystery

 

I had a serious drop in training volume and intensity and assumed this was why my power dropped so much but when I got back on the road bike I noticed the drop wasn't that much. So yes, very strange.

[usxorf]

I had a serious drop in training volume and intensity and assumed this was why my power dropped so much but when I got back on the road bike I noticed the drop wasn't that much. So yes, very strange.

Get on the mtb again and try for 300W. Will rule out "getting back into intervals dead legs" and "trying to hit 350W and bonking and hitting 250W average".

[Saudiq]

Get on the mtb again and try for 300W. Will rule out "getting back into intervals dead legs" and "trying to hit 350W and bonking and hitting 250W average".

 

Good suggestion but I noticed the same on all my MTB rides, couldn't sustain 240w climbing with my heart rate at close to max. I assumed I was just unfit but road bike seems to indicate something else.

 

Sounds like this is unique to me though, will play around with my bike setup and try your suggestion and see what happens.

 

Thanks for all the replies 

[V12man]

Good suggestion but I noticed the same on all my MTB rides, couldn't sustain 240w climbing with my heart rate at close to max. I assumed I was just unfit but road bike seems to indicate something else.

 

Sounds like this is unique to me though, will play around with my bike setup and try your suggestion and see what happens.

 

Thanks for all the replies 

If - as per your other post - you have been diagnosed and are being treated for hypothyrodism - then you will see variations based on many things - especially fatigue and your medications, so - unless you want to do a properly structured test set to see if there is variability related to the bike difference - I would just chalk it up to your normal variability things - bike/day/nutrition status/fatigue/carb intake/temperature/route differences/indoor/outdoor/trainer/road/mtb etc - and not worry too much about it - better to worry about your general health status.

[Ryno.]

 Simon Andreassen   Did a FTP at the end of NOV last year and AVE 396 for 16 mins!!!   may I remind you he is only 19...

https://www.strava.com/activities/442001761/analysis/3005/4008 

[Today's Plan]

If you dont have the time and looking for a for quick Critical Power Test check of where you are we schedule the below test in Todays Plan:

 

Best done on the turbo. Start with 20 min warm up in Zone 2 pushing into Zone 3 followed by 5 min easy spinning then 3 minutes full gas starting with a full on sprint - the idea is to get everything out of the tank in the first 20-30 seconds then hang on to the end as best you can - you will be fighting the bike and pedalling squares in the final minute - spin your legs for 20 minutes after - This is a tough session so make sure you take a recovery-shake immediately afterwards.

 

Warm up - 25mins pushing into Zone 3

TEST - 3min FULL GAS

Cool down - 20min

 

see : www.todaysplan.co.za for more details for analytic's and training plan's

[wonduhboy]

If you dont have the time and looking for a for quick Critical Power Test check of where you are we schedule the below test in Todays Plan:

 

Best done on the turbo. Start with 20 min warm up in Zone 2 pushing into Zone 3 followed by 5 min easy spinning then 3 minutes full gas starting with a full on sprint - the idea is to get everything out of the tank in the first 20-30 seconds then hang on to the end as best you can - you will be fighting the bike and pedalling squares in the final minute - spin your legs for 20 minutes after - This is a tough session so make sure you take a recovery-shake immediately afterwards.

 

Warm up - 25mins pushing into Zone 3

TEST - 3min FULL GAS

Cool down - 20min

 

see : www.todaysplan.co.za for more details for analytic's and training plan's

So like a Wattbike MMP test?

[Frosty]

Having taken (almost) a month off the bike with a few "Vitality Active Reward" rides to keep the legs turning, I have lost a fair chunk of fitness, and intensity.

 

After a terrible (felt k@k) attempt to determine my current FTP, the result shows a loss of 0.49W/Kg.

 

At least I know where I am, and I know what I need to do to get back to (and above) my previous level.

 

Now where did the maid put that bucket that used to stand next to my bike/IDT.

[Bianchisti]

Having taken (almost) a month off the bike with a few "Vitality Active Reward" rides to keep the legs turning, I have lost a fair chunk of fitness, and intensity.

 

After a terrible (felt k@k) attempt to determine my current FTP, the result shows a loss of 0.49W/Kg.

 

At least I know where I am, and I know what I need to do to get back to (and above) my previous level.

 

Now where did the maid put that bucket that used to stand next to my bike/IDT.

 

Same here. Only I have no idea where I'm at. I haven't been on the bike regularly since March (ToGH + Argus). Came back for one ride a month later. Crashed. Haven't been back since. And had my cycling/racing budget terminated by my "home executive".

 

Although I can't wait to get my head down as I kinda feel I'm breaking it all down (letting go of the fitness and watts) and will build it all up again from scratch. That is what I hope will get me to above what I used to be. My highest numbers had actually plateaued so hoping the time off will be good.

 

Good luck with that bucket next to the IDT.

[Frosty]

I've got time, luckily, and hope to back up to speed to race from September onwards.

 

Luckily I have a few goals on the horizon to trading for, of which one is another road (cycle) trip to Durban for the Amashova.

[Veebee]

bad weather so decided to go into the paincave. Ftp test done after about 3 months, a good improvement, from 222w to 251w.

 

Weight has also gone up so that's a problem, but sitting at 2.71w/kg. About 3 months of solid work to put in now for Amashova.

[nazmo]

Calculated on a tacx satori smart, Apparently its fairly accurate (few watts at most).

Calibrated every ride.

FTP - 270w   4.26w/kg (63.5kg)

[usxorf]

Calculated on a tacx satori smart, Apparently its fairly accurate (few watts at most).

Calibrated every ride.

FTP - 270w   4.26w/kg (63.5kg)

These trainers are good for consistency (they'll read the same everytime you use it for the same power), but I'd be hesitant to use it as real world power numbers.

[Saudiq]

These trainers are good for consistency (they'll read the same everytime you use it for the same power), but I'd be hesitant to use it as real world power numbers.

270watts indoor is impressive! Particularly at your weight... My FTP around 300-330 (at peak) but I struggle to maintain 300w on my indoor trainer!

[nazmo]

Thanks.. I do feel its quite accurate, based on performance at races and TT hillclimbs. I plan on doing an FTP at someone with  a PM on a trainer to see how close it is. once i got that comparitive, I will know more or less the zone im in and can just work accordingly

 

 

270watts indoor is impressive! Particularly at your weight... My FTP around 300-330 (at peak) but I struggle to maintain 300w on my indoor trainer!