2 week break from training, did ramp test showed only 213 ftp, previous month it was 252, should i just accept 213 or follow 252?

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i had a 2 week hiatus from training travelling with family, when i got back after new year did a ramp test in tr which should only 201, i redid it after 1 week and it showed 213, my latest ftp for december prior to the hiatus was 252 from the ai ftp detection, my question is should i just resume the 252 ftp or accept the 213 ftp from the ramp test?

when i started with TR my first ftp last year around aug or sept was 197 and after consistent training 3-4 days a week i was able to get my ftp to 252 which was all based from AI detection in TR. when i was doing the last sets before i went away i was finding some hard intervals are very hard or maximum effort.

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Not my words, but advice I was given in a similar situation:

If it’s lowballed you it will quickly work that out and ramp up the levels. The other way around would be distinctly nasty and demotivating.

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I will say that I am in the Beta and I feel even more strongly today than I did then that it’s important within the TR ecosystem to use the AI FTP that TR gives you.

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I’d use that 213 figure. That’s the closest one to what I see on the backend. :+1:

I, obviously, also agree with @PedalDoi and @Pbase here. Using TR-assigned FTPs is a good idea when using TR for your training. :grin:

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You should recalibrate your power meter / trainer to make sure nothing is off there. I wouldn’t expect your FTP to drop so much in such a short time. If you have another power measurement you can compare it to, do that first to find out if that was the problem.

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My only exception to AI might be from doing a 20 min+ FTP test and calculation.

Since the OP literally tested via ramp, and that’s what it was, all the more reason to stick with it.

If believed to be inaccurate, id do the ramp (or a 20+ min test) in a couple weeks.

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That’s not going to add any value to your workouts in the “New TR”. Thats why I said, “within the TR ecosystem”.

I do agree that there are people who use the power zones outside TR and might need to maintain a separate FTP for those things if they want to continue that.

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I agree that if your going to use TR as a coach, then trust it. It will adjust over time. Not letting the platform make decisions kinda defeats the purpose of using it.

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