# First ramp test, where to start FTP?

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**Created:** [January 15, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/first-ramp-test-where-to-start-ftp/67795 "2022-01-15T13:38:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justafatguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/justafatguy/32/29133_2.png) [@Justafatguy](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Justafatguy)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/first-ramp-test-where-to-start-ftp/67795/1 "2022-01-15T13:38:36Z")

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My wife has decided to give TR a try. She needs to do a ramp test but has no clue what her starting FTP is. I don’t want to start with a level that is very far off so she can have a good test. She’s 49, not super active but not unfit either. Weight is about 120lbs (53kg).

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**Author:** ![bobw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bobw/32/24759_2.png) [@bobw](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bobw)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/first-ramp-test-where-to-start-ftp/67795/2 "2022-01-15T13:51:58Z")

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TR used to have a default 2W/kg so in your wife’s case that would be 106W. The ramp test doesn’t really need an accurate starting value (within reason) so dropping that by 20% won’t make much difference to the result of the test, she’ll just take a little longer to get to her breaking point.

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**Author:** ![PhydomiR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/phydomir/32/94443_2.png) [@PhydomiR](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/PhydomiR)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/first-ramp-test-where-to-start-ftp/67795/3 "2022-01-15T14:00:25Z")

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Doesn’t really matter. Just go to failure and you’ll get a fairly accurate starting point.

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**Author:** ![Justafatguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/justafatguy/32/29133_2.png) [@Justafatguy](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Justafatguy)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/first-ramp-test-where-to-start-ftp/67795/4 "2022-01-15T14:05:58Z")

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Thanks. Hopefully she sticks with it. She has been getting more into riding