1 yr to maximize ftp

[bbarrera]

@Jclarkiv

B) ssb1,ssb2 sustained power build then repeat ssb2 & sustained power over & over

Haven’t had time to follow this advice, but its one of my favorite bookmarks:

What if I only did Sweet Spot workouts?

I had very similar thinking to you. My first season I did SSB 1 MV → SSB 2 MV → General Build MV → Rolling Road Race MV. At the end of the season I just felt really beaten up, especially from the VO2 max workouts. I’m not preparing for any specific event, so I decided not to do this again. I got good results from this plan, but the motivation took a hit. The next season I spent more time thinking about what was important to me, what type of workouts I enjoyed and changed things up a little. I d…

results in an “up and to the right” FTP chart like this:

Improve/increase FTP advice

Ok makes sense. I had a similar situation last year where I couldn’t ride outside for 7 months. With no events and no outdoor riding to disrupt my training, I adopted the approach you’re describing. You can see my FTP progression here with the training plans I followed (I marked the data points for the FTP test I did after the completion of a training block, rather than at the beginning as it appears in the plans). [20%20PM]

in summary, repeating this:

• ssb1
• ssb2
• sustained build

has lead to long-term FTP increase for @julianoliver and in his experience repeating ssb1 offers a mental/physical break from the grind/intensity of SSB2 and Sustained Build.