The new AIFTP calculation bumped my FTP value up this week by about 8%. I’m not looking to get into a debate about whether the new AIFTP is better or worse or what FTP means for the general population, but the new value doesn’t work well for how I personally define and use FTP (particularly outside…

Interesting observation just now. I checked my first workout after the predicted AiFTP bump. It’s a VO2 workout that’s supposed to be 4*5 at 112%, but when I click it now it shows me the wattage I’m supposed to be holding when I do the workout in three weeks, but it is shown with my current FTP, so …

[image] Bbt67: Both not recommended so why did it schedule them? There was a bug in the beta where the AI didn’t take into account the FTP change so the workouts were not being adjusted correctly - I thought it was fixed though :person_shrugging: Manually changing the FTP up and down 1w fixe…

For those who may have missed it, there was a ~2 minute segment on the Q & A podcast where Nate commented on the use-case some people had of using the old AIFTP number for pacing & how you might accomplish that in the new system by down-adjusting your FTP until an (AI) Threshold workout hits eg. Lev…

[image] Bbt67: Both not recommended so why did it schedule them? I think there is a current bug with similar workouts to a scheduled one showing as not recommended.

[image] kevistraining: what workout level is everyone else’s first threshold workout following their FTP prediction date Mine will be the old cloudripper level 4.4 (the 2 hour version). Based on the numbers, with my AIFTP going up another 8w, I don’t think I’ll be able to pull it off. The un…

What are your training approaches in SS/Threshold? Sweetspot poll Threshold poll

I am similar but the bump in FTP means my sweet spot is now a threshold workout. My SS was a 4.5 and the threshold workout was Kaweah Queen 3.4. If I look at Kaweah Queen now it indicates there is a higher chance of failure for me to do the workout and it is not recommended. Bumping my FTP by 6% …

I’d say that so far it doesn’t look like our struggles are based on training approach.

[image] AldridgePrior: there was a ~2 minute segment on the Q & A podcast where Nate commented on the use-case some people had of using the old AIFTP number for pacing & how you might accomplish that in the new system by down-adjusting your FTP until an (AI) Threshold workout hits eg. Level 5 Th…

[image] kevistraining: Reason I asked is because during the beta I mentioned during a friendly argument with Nate that I thought level 3 workouts were too low and I’d rather be normalised at at least level 4. Could be a coincidence but I haven’t been prescribed a level 3 threshold workout since…

Any downside to manual FTP adjustment with the new AI system?

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What are your training approaches in SS/Threshold?

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Any downside to manual FTP adjustment with the new AI system?

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