{"id":75123,"date":"2025-02-03T08:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=75123"},"modified":"2025-02-03T08:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:55:48","slug":"how-these-cyclists-skyrocketed-their-ftp-and-how-you-can-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/how-these-cyclists-skyrocketed-their-ftp-and-how-you-can-too\/","title":{"rendered":"How These Cyclists Skyrocketed Their FTP\u2014And How You Can Too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Busy life? Big goals? TrainerRoad will keep your FTP rising\u2014no matter what. 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