Say you’re an experienced cyclist and want to do a heavy running block for a marathon, more intense and more volume than usual in a tri plan - how little cycling could you get away with and maintain as much FTP as possible for the duration (maybe 1 to 3 months of greatly reduced cycling).
Anyone tested not riding for month while improving their run and checked cycling FTP before and after?
Part of me thinks running is maybe better at keeping cycling power than cycling would for running, but that’s just based on a single anecdote - I saw the Mrs’ untrained bike FTP go from around 120w to over 160w after a few months starting a marathon plan (Garmin coach type, nothing too crazy). That’s a pretty significant difference but those are untrained cycling numbers. Any kind of aerobic work would boost it I guess.
Tempted to just stop riding for a month and test before and after to find out but thought I’d ask around first before blowing a summer of riding gains!
Anyone tested not riding for month while improving their run and checked cycling FTP before and after?
Part of me thinks running is maybe better at keeping cycling power than cycling would for running, but that’s just based on a single anecdote - I saw the Mrs’ untrained bike FTP go from around 120w to over 160w after a few months starting a marathon plan (Garmin coach type, nothing too crazy). That’s a pretty significant difference but those are untrained cycling numbers. Any kind of aerobic work would boost it I guess.
Tempted to just stop riding for a month and test before and after to find out but thought I’d ask around first before blowing a summer of riding gains!