So coming off the road racing season and a few cross races. I’ll be starting with a high volume plan in November. This is only my second year with actual training. Last years training took me from 245 to 270 and that number has stayed consistent since I stopped with trainer sessions in the spring…

I mean, “it depends”? I’ve gotten a 2% increase in FTP after every 6 week block. If I theoretically do 6 week blocks until spring (3/21 for simplicity’s sake), that’s just short of 4 blocks of training. Given 2% every block, that puts me at an 8.69% gain over my starting FTP. If you’re seeing si…

The answer to questions like this is always “it depends.” But assuming you don’t weigh 50 kg, and assuming you really only have 1-2 years of dedicated training behind you, then 30 W is not a goal I would immediately discard as unreasonable. You’re looking at about 12% improvement, which is certain…

I hope so. I’m starting my first year of TR and have a goal of going from 205 based on 20 min test to 250 by the end of May. Shaking out equipment and bike set-up today with Beech as a first ride. First Ramp test scheduled for 28 Oct then it’s off to the races!

I’m in a similar spot. I gained a lot in my 1st year with TR (230* >> 274) and also want to hit 300 (~4w/kg) for next summer. Obviously progress will slow down , but I’m hopeful that all my “easy gains” aren’t behind me. Good luck!

This is dependant on so many things. Age, weight, physical potential, slow twitch, fast twitch, training plan, recovery etc. But to answer your question simplistically, yes it is possible. I went from 256 to 297 in 18 months (whilst dropping weight from 82 to 71kg *flex) but the key is making sure t…

Related thread with good info to review: [image] Rate of FTP increase Training Hi all, I started cycling in May of 2018 but didn’t train consistently until I got into TR this past month. I first tested my FTP in late July 2018 and I got 211 watts, this was using Zwift’s …

I did 24W from 29th august till 28th September. (245 to 269)… UNSTRUCTURED. (And now I’m structured) And It’s not that I wasn’t riding in August, or July or even previous. It can definitely be done. Maybe I’m dreaming but I want to hit 300W before January. And I was at 200 in May. (269W last time…

My 20 minute in October of 2018 was 263 My Ramp test on 1/1/19 was 268 My Ramp test on 3/27/19 was 290 My 20 minute in October of 2019 is 309 I have not done a ramp test since late March but I feel stronger after a full summer of riding than I did in the Spring, and I felt pretty awesome in the …

@jonnyhfx not possible for everybody but looking at your TR career you could do it. You’d have to commit to the workouts AND the recovery. But you could do it, for sure. No goofy ideas like, ‘Oh, I’ll try to drop 5lbs at the same time.’ or ‘One weekend in Vegas won’t hurt anything.’ Eat right, …

Not to sound like a broken record, been riding consistently for 3 years but first time doing structured training decided to go straight into SSB high volume plan. FTP 275 hoping to hit 300 by the end of March, with 4.6W/KG at 44yrs old.

30 points FTP gain, Can it be done?

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