Did I cheat with my Ramp test?

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Is bumping up your FTP prior to a Ramp test wrong? Let me explain:

I have skipped my last 2 Ramp tests, both during the COVID 19 Period, and kept my FTP at 275. Coming into the test I knew I was close, if not at 300 Watt. Knowing the break-even point on the Ramp test is 19 Minutes and 30 Seconds and by bumping up my FTP to 300 before the start I had a set time to chase and it worked perfectly.

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If you managed to pedal your way to 300W, you didn’t cheat it. (Unless you stood)

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Sounds to me like you hit your mark, so congratulations :+1:

The real test is yet to come. Can you complete your plan at the new number? After 3-4 weeks of accumulative fatigue, you’ll have your answer.

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Thx for the comment, that same question hold true for my “improvised” ramp test. If i did the normal test would that extra minute or two have added enough fatigue and I would not have reached 300?

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If I understand it correctly all you did in essence was subtract out the first 2 or 3 one-minute steps at the beginning of the test. I wouldn’t guess those are adding much fatigue since they are sub 65%FTP.