# Everytime i do a workout ftp goes down šŸ˜‚ **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [March 1, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556 "2026-03-01T00:38:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![richarddy25](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/richarddy25/32/157845_2.png) [@richarddy25](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/richarddy25)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/1 "2026-03-01T00:38:41Z")
I started with 237 as my predicted ftp and as i do 1 work out, so fae did 2, my ftp decreased by 2 points, i think i did fairlywell on both hard intervals. Can anyone explain? Or the ai frp just like this after the patch? šŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![TrekCentury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/trekcentury/32/123801_2.png) [@TrekCentury](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/TrekCentury)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/2 "2026-03-01T00:41:48Z")
No body can really explain it. Itā€™s AI . And you are 1 of 10,000 posts about FTP šŸ¤” ---
**Author:** ![Kendogz161](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@Kendogz161](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Kendogz161)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/3 "2026-03-01T00:45:02Z")
Can you post your calendar or screen shots of your last four weeks of training? So that we can see whatā€™s going on. ---
**Author:** ![Kevinsmithwfu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kevinsmithwfu/32/45170_2.png) [@Kevinsmithwfu](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Kevinsmithwfu)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/4 "2026-03-01T12:39:06Z")
Are you following a plan? Iā€™ve found that the intensity settings (balanced, conservative, etc.) will definitely make a difference with predicted FTP. Itā€™s actually a tad higher for me when I choose conservative (over balanced). Iā€™ve also seen how you rate a workout make a differenceā€“If the predicted rating is hard, and you rate it as extra hard/all our, then FTP is likely coming down a bit. At least thatā€™s my experience. My predicted went from 318 to 307 (currently at 301) with a very hard rating (when hard was expected). FWIW, 307 feels a bit more correct. ---
**Author:** ![aydraper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/aydraper/32/54303_2.png) [@aydraper](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/aydraper)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/5 "2026-03-01T13:58:13Z")
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**Author:** ![LacticacidMCB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/lacticacidmcb/32/167517_2.png) [@LacticacidMCB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/LacticacidMCB)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/6 "2026-03-01T14:59:13Z")
> [@TrekCentury](#): > > No body can really explain it. Itā€™s AI . And you are 1 of 10,000 posts about FTP It is a prediction of the most likely path of your future training. ---
**Author:** ![bicycleperson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bicycleperson/32/177574_2.png) [@bicycleperson](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bicycleperson)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/8 "2026-03-01T16:17:36Z")
time for our weekly ā€œwhatā€™s wrong?ā€ post without a sliver of contextual information šŸ¤¦šŸ» šŸ˜† for goodness sake post your calendar or nobody can help you! ---
**Author:** ![splash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@splash](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/splash)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/9 "2026-03-02T07:07:33Z")
That really depends on how you speak. ā€œFairly wellā€ can just be a modest understatement. ---
**Author:** ![DO-IT-ALL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/do-it-all/32/141064_2.png) [@DO-IT-ALL](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/DO-IT-ALL)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/10 "2026-03-02T10:35:54Z")
Are the workouts changing to easier variations? I suspect the AI thinks you are fatigued and will blow up if you carry on trying to do harder workouts. At least thatā€™s how Iā€™m compartmentalising it, as my FTP is doing the same thing. After a period of trusting the system, Iā€™m back to my old ways of self-selecting harder workouts, especially now that doing what the AI says results in a lower predicted AIFTP anyway. In my mind, if Iā€™m doing harder workouts each week and completing them without any rests/pauses, then I must be getting fitter, regardless of what the AI FTP predictor says. ---
**Author:** ![Caro.Gomez-Villafane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/caro.gomez-villafane/32/129856_2.png) [@Caro.Gomez-Villafane](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Caro.Gomez-Villafane)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/11 "2026-03-02T12:52:34Z")
Hey @richarddy25 šŸ™‚ Iā€™d be happy to look into it if youā€™re OK with me sharing images of your Calendar? If not, you can always contact [support@trainerroad.com](mailto:support@trainerroad.com) Note: if your AI FTP Prediction is still ways away, then the prediction will fluctuate more at the beginning. Like the weather forecast, the prediction becomes more accurate as you get closer to it, so itā€™s normal for it to have bigger changes at the beginning vs. the end of the 28 day window. ---
**Author:** ![miguelmaugusto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/miguelmaugusto/32/138320_2.png) [@miguelmaugusto](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/miguelmaugusto)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/12 "2026-03-02T21:36:36Z")
Are you doing your TR workouts on Zwift? It also happened to me, but since I started increasing the difficulty to 102% it began stabilizing and didnā€™t decrease again. Just my 2 cents. ---
**Author:** ![miguelmaugusto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/miguelmaugusto/32/138320_2.png) [@miguelmaugusto](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/miguelmaugusto)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/everytime-i-do-a-workout-ftp-goes-down/111556/13 "2026-03-23T14:15:57Z")
So today I tried a VO2 workout with a bunch of 6 sec sprints on the TR desktop app alone. It seems that the issue is with the smart trainer TacX Neo2T. on ERG mode it just wasnā€™t being able to get to the prescribed power. So, I just tried on resistance mode (like I did in the past, before zwift) and it worked out much better as expected. If anyone else is having similar issues, now you know! šŸ™‚