# Am I overtraining or is my FTP too low? **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [January 22, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/am-i-overtraining-or-is-my-ftp-too-low/90234 "2024-01-22T18:22:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![mwglow15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mwglow15/32/28576_2.png) [@mwglow15](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mwglow15)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/am-i-overtraining-or-is-my-ftp-too-low/90234/6 "2024-01-22T19:28:12Z")
Yeah, if your FTP was set correctly weeks like that back to back to back would likely leave you feeling completely wasted. I’m not going to try to guess what your FTP actually is but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s at least 10% too low. I would take a rest day, an easy day, and maybe an opener day and then doing an FTP test. I would recommend against doing a ramp test as they can be highly inaccurate. At minimum do a 20min test but longer is likely better. So something like Kolie Moore’s FTP test is great. It does take a level of familiarity with pacing FTP efforts but I think a failed test will teach you much more than a “successful” but less accurate test. Here’s the link to the original article about the test. The first part gets a little science-y but it’s informative. > **[The FTP Test: Physiology and New Methods](https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/the-physiology-of-ftp-and-new-testing-protocols/)** > > The standard 20-minute FTP test might not work for all cyclists. Using WKO4 for deeper analysis, these Empirical Cycling Tests could be an alternative. then here’s a giant TR forum thread about it: [https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/kolie-moores-ftp-test-protocol](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/kolie-moores-ftp-test-protocol) --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/am-i-overtraining-or-is-my-ftp-too-low/90234)._