Hi there can anyone help me decipher some of the tech talk I see on here. I realize what FTP is then I see people saying they ride at sweet spot which is 90% of FTP is this correct? I then see people saying they do 2 x 20 at sweet spot. I have only ridden with the intention of going as hard as possible every session for an hour straight. My question is if you are doing an hour ride for example why would you not just ride the full hour at 90% what is the benefit of doing 2 x 20 min at this effort with what I'm assuming is some sort of rest between the 2 20 min intervals?
My training which I have been doing for a year or so has led to an FTP of 282 watts on the computer bike I use at gym not sure if they are accurate but I always use the same bike so it's consistent for me and this is by riding as hard as possible for an hour at each session.
Should I be doing 90% effort some days to get more benefit as people on here say its the sweet spot? I have started doing some intervals sessions where every 7 mins I increase to around 305watts for 3 mins which I assume would be a vo2 interval? I do this for an hour.
Also when people say the do a 2 x 20 at threshold is this riding at their FTP? If so what effort are you supposed to do in between the 2 x 20 at FTP for the rest of session?
I have used the search function and learnt a bit but I just need some clarification as there is no muppets guide to this stuff.
While I'm at it i keep seeing TSS popping up what does this tand for and how is it relevant to my training?
Appreciate any help
My training which I have been doing for a year or so has led to an FTP of 282 watts on the computer bike I use at gym not sure if they are accurate but I always use the same bike so it's consistent for me and this is by riding as hard as possible for an hour at each session.
Should I be doing 90% effort some days to get more benefit as people on here say its the sweet spot? I have started doing some intervals sessions where every 7 mins I increase to around 305watts for 3 mins which I assume would be a vo2 interval? I do this for an hour.
Also when people say the do a 2 x 20 at threshold is this riding at their FTP? If so what effort are you supposed to do in between the 2 x 20 at FTP for the rest of session?
I have used the search function and learnt a bit but I just need some clarification as there is no muppets guide to this stuff.
While I'm at it i keep seeing TSS popping up what does this tand for and how is it relevant to my training?
Appreciate any help