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FTP Test Today
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I haven't done many FTP tests before (usually just estimated based off 20 min power during races, long climbs, etc.)....so I did one today, but not sure I paced it right.....I know I started out a bit too hard, beyond that, well, please critique me, ST people.
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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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Nice start but where's the other 40 minutes? ;)

It looks like you were able to pick it up for the last few minutes even with the enthusiastic start so perhaps you have a bit more in the tank.
Now how do you intend to convert this 20 minute test into a 60 minute estimate?

Hugh

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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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Just kinda taking a guess here but it doesn't look like you have power smoothing on, you might want to turn that on. When i was using trainer road i found it easier to hold my target wattage during the ftp test and other workouts since the numbers weren't jumping around so much.
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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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My head unit gives me a "Best Average 20 minutes" data point, which is shown somewhere on the uploaded data (specifically on Garmin Connect). Find that number.






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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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Good Job
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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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I think it looks pretty dang good for a first test! From here, you only get better as you now have a baseline and know what to expect. It does look like you may have started out just a hair too hard, but it doesn't look like it really effected your results. One question I have is did you find that you were changing gears a lot throughout? While your power fluctuations were consistent (which is good), they were pretty big. On future tests, to help you smooth this out and get the most out of your effort, I'd recommend finding a gear and steady cadence that allows you to put out the power you are confident with and doing your best to just hold that. Then, every 5 minutes, take a quick assessment of how you're feeling, adjust as necessary, and then hold it again.

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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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Looks good. Since you were able to pick it up at the end so much you probably could have gone a little harder in the middle but it's tough to pace these things much better than that without knowing exactly what you're capable of beforehand, and if you knew that you wouldn't need to do the test.
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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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Go 60 minutes next time. I don't think 20 minute power is a wise FTP tool to use for pacing longer races.
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Re: FTP Test Today [3Aims] [ In reply to ]
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All, thanks for the feedback. I understand the comments about 60 min vs. 20 min tests - maybe better that I don't refer to this as "FTP", since to be honest I'm not sure what I could realistically handle at anything approaching steady-state for a full hour. I think this test was a stepping stone - I got a number to set my training zones, and work toward longer and longer intervals until I can feasibly do a good hour-long FTP test. Also I appreciate the feedback about shifting; I think I probably was shifting too much, as well as when I started really tiring my cadence would start to drop and I'd have to bring it back up, causing some up-and-down in my power output, I think. But bottom line, it's good to know that that 20 minute segment looks like it was paced generally right, so my result should be reliable to train off of. Again, thanks.
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Re: FTP Test Today [3Aims] [ In reply to ]
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totally not true.

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Re: FTP Test Today [colinlaughery] [ In reply to ]
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For sprint tri, you are totally right.
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Re: FTP Test Today [colinlaughery] [ In reply to ]
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colinlaughery wrote:
totally not true.


LOL

The bike is good. I hit a new hour record wattage during a workout on Sunday - 282w AP. I would estimate that my FTP is around 295w right now. I'm cool with that.
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Re: FTP Test Today [3Aims] [ In reply to ]
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3Aims wrote:
colinlaughery wrote:
totally not true.


LOL

The bike is good. I hit a new hour record wattage during a workout on Sunday - 282w AP. I would estimate that my FTP is around 295w right now. I'm cool with that.

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Re: FTP Test Today [crazyarm07] [ In reply to ]
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Looking at the graph, you don't look like you took it out too fast, nor had way too much left in the tank. Looks like a balanced effort. Use 95% of whatever power you got for this 20min interval and mark that down as current FTP.

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Re: FTP Test Today [3Aims] [ In reply to ]
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3Aims wrote:
Go 60 minutes next time. I don't think 20 minute power is a wise FTP tool to use for pacing longer races.

Thanks for reading my training posts bro. Also, thanks for the quote there - very, very nice.

Anyways, When is the last time ANYONE prescribed a 60 minute FTP test?

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Re: FTP Test Today [colinlaughery] [ In reply to ]
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colinlaughery wrote:
3Aims wrote:
Go 60 minutes next time. I don't think 20 minute power is a wise FTP tool to use for pacing longer races.


Thanks for reading my training posts bro. Also, thanks for the quote there - very, very nice.

Anyways, When is the last time ANYONE prescribed a 60 minute FTP test?

7) from the average power during a ~1 h TT (the best predictor of
performance is performance itself).

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Re: FTP Test Today [3Aims] [ In reply to ]
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3Aims wrote:
colinlaughery wrote:
3Aims wrote:
Go 60 minutes next time. I don't think 20 minute power is a wise FTP tool to use for pacing longer races.


Thanks for reading my training posts bro. Also, thanks for the quote there - very, very nice.

Anyways, When is the last time ANYONE prescribed a 60 minute FTP test?

7) from the average power during a ~1 h TT (the best predictor of
performance is performance itself).

Note the '~'.
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Re: FTP Test Today [3Aims] [ In reply to ]
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For testing with a ~1hr TT, would it be more useful to use NP for the result if the course is undulating?
With some of the rollers around me, any VI under 1.07 is good going.
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Re: FTP Test Today [Liaman] [ In reply to ]
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Liaman wrote:
For testing with a ~1hr TT, would it be more useful to use NP for the result if the course is undulating?
With some of the rollers around me, any VI under 1.07 is good going.

Ask the man himself ^ (Andrew C) as he literally wrote the book.
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Re: FTP Test Today [Andrew Coggan] [ In reply to ]
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*Hurriedly copies and pastes*

For testing with a ~1hr TT, would it be more useful to use NP for the result if the course is undulating?
With some of the rollers around me, any VI under 1.07 is good going.

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