# Exhausted for days - why?

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/exhausted-for-days-why/33952>\
**Category:** Training\
**Tags:** choosing-a-plan, plan-modification\
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/exhausted-for-days-why/33952 "2020-04-17T11:34:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/exhausted-for-days-why/33952/54 "2020-12-22T22:07:40Z")

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I have experienced the same. In my case my FTP was grossly overestimated (13%) using the ramp test. Meaning that my training zones were set-up to high. Try doing the 20-minute FTP test.  
There is a topic about this subject:

> [@Why I failed at TrainerRoad (I think)](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-i-failed-at-trainerroad-i-think/48511):
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> Dear all, I hereby wish to share my experiences using TrainerRoad. My goal is to contribute something to this community. I would love to acquire more knowledge about my physical condition and training in general. First, we’ll start off by taking you back to March 2019: I went to a sports medical institute to perform a cycling lactate threshold test. The test protocol consisted of a ramp increasing by 50 watts every 3 minutes. The test ended at 350W, 18m30s after starting and ending with a blo…

Good luck!

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