FTP Drop After Base & a Break - Accept, Reject, or Average?

[Tvandelinder]

@mcneese.chad

• Based on what?

3 weeks off the bike with no training, then adding on sickness are clear indicators that a drop is more than likely, and the roughly 16% delta there makes perfect sense to me.

Based on the workouts at 207 were doable albeit challenging. Seems like a fairly large drop but maybe I’m just not informed, as I mentioned this is a bit new to me.

@mcneese.chad

• Same as what exactly? Context is lacking here.

The test result is the test result. I understand a drop sucks and none of us like it. But unless you know something was off in your testing (bad sleep, under-fueled, etc.) you are best to start right where you tested.

If there was a real issue with your test, correct it and retest.

The 174 was around what my FTP was before a summer of riding. Just seems odd that I’d fall all the way back to my starting level in 3 weeks.

Again, this is new to me so why I’m asking.