FTP Improvement

Training
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General it is then. Is it the worst thing in the world to do a shorter workout on Saturdays? The 1.5 hours I know I have coming up is starting to get less enjoyable. I know there are variant versions. Fine with 60 minutes and even some 75 minutes.

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Not a problem. Do what fits into your schedule and life.

The workout you complete is better than the one you skip. :smiley:

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Is it better to do the full workout even if you have to possibly take a very short break during a rest interval (30 seconds to a minute) or do a shorter version with no stops? Also I went mountain biking yesterday and actually noticed improvement in climbing for the first time. I was able to do some climbs with 2 gears left to hit if I needed but I didn’t. Usually I would wish I had more granny gears to handle the climb but no problems yesterday. Woohoo!

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This doesn’t answer your question directly but out of interest I looked at my FTP history over the last 2 years.

I generally also run consistently throughout the year so I never concentrate 100% on cycling but I’ve seen that between my lowest FTP and my highest in that 2 year period there is only a difference of 17% (40w).

After completing SSB-MV1 I have:

  • had a 5% increase
  • had a 6% decrease
  • had a 0% movement
  • had a 8% increase

So I guess what I’m trying to say very long winded is don’t be concerned. Just keep training consistently and overtime you will see improvement although if you are coming from a background of having done alot of training before any improvement will most likely be small or hard to come by

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Just writing this as a record for myself…I am 27 y.o. and 65kg.

September 2020 - Bought a power meter…

July 2021 - ???W - Around 260-270 (Did 240W for 2.5 Hours) PR

      • Start of 2022 Season - - -
        October 2021 - 276W (20min)
        January 2022 - Started Mountainbiking and quit road biking*
        Feburary 2022 - 285W (Intervals.icu - 90 sec @ 450w) PR
        March 2022 - 290W (TR FTP Estimation)
        Feburary 2022 - SICK - 4 Weeks out - Chest Infection, Covid
        April 2022 - 280 (20 Min Test)
      • Start of 2023 Base Season - - -
        August 2022 - 272 (Ramp Test)
        September 2022 - 273 (20 min Test)
        December 2022 - 270 (Ramp Test)
        December 2023 - SICK - 6 weeks out - Chest Infection, Covid, Flu…
      • Re-Start of 2023 Season (Little base cause of sick) - - -
        January 2023 - No Test (Training at 250w)
        Feburary 2023 - No Test (Training at 260W
        March 2023 - 270 (Ramp Test) (Training at 260W)
        April 2023 - 275 (Intervals.icu - 7 min @ 325w) (Training at 270W) PR

May 2023 - 300 (Ramp Test)… (Will train around 280W)

Not sure how I feel about hitting the big 3.0.0, Been stuck between 270/290 for years and I don’t know how I feel about it…

Happy but reluctant to start training at it and burn myself out. Noticed I got sick a lot… January 2023 was the worst I have ever been…