So I’m pretty sure my FTP estimate is close based on past tests and eFTP on intervals.icu. The interesting thing though is that intervals.icu spat out a MAP power and duration (almost 4 minutes) that is 20w into the anaerobic zone on strava’s 7 zone graph. My “zone 2” (ISM) seems to be more or le…

Two riders with same MAP but rider 1 has a FTP at 80% of MAP, and rider 2 has a FTP at 75% of MAP. They are riding together at 77% of MAP. Rider 1 is in Sweetspot and can hold this power for a couple of hours. Rider 2 is riding above threshold and burning matches. They come to a steep hill and r…

From his write-up: Do not undertake the (ramp) test: If you are over 35 years of age… without first seeking approval off a qualified medical practitioner. :thinking::thinking::thinking:

.88 would be wild, I wonder how someone can know what % they are capable of…

Except it’s spelled Gollnick (two Ls). Thank you for that suggestion. That lead me to the below post which really solidified some understanding for me. [image] Why I failed at TrainerRoad (I think) Training @Gurbe_Willebrords I’m going to just re-hash what the TR ramp tes…

FWIW, to add to what has already been discussed w/t/o MAP and FTP being separate (but related) aspects of your fitness, notable coach Steve Neal tracks/watches both. As does Ric Stern. I’m pretty sure most coaches use some WKO foo to track both as well, but taking the plunge into that world is not n…

Thanks for the info. I realize the difference between FTP and MAP and I don’t think the two can be equal. What I’m talking about is increasing the ratio by a few percentage points (5?) I don’t care about other ways to get fast at this point, I’m already 90+% on intervals.icu for 30s and 60s withou…

Also the Gollnick thing is hilarious to me. I guess I’m gonna just “cycled at 75% of their ramp assessed VO2max 4 times a week for 5 months” then " most of the subjects were working for 1hr at 85% to 90% of their VO2max" It’s literally that. easy. …?

Yes, I did something similar about a year after buying a road bike. Over 4-6 months I kept going longer and longer until I could ride about an hour at threshold. So it wasn’t the Gollnick protocol. It was both easy, and hard. To this day I try and refresh the muscle memory 2 or 3 times a year, and w…

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Except it’s spelled Gollnick (two Ls). Thank you for that suggestion. That lead me to the below post which really solidified some understanding for me.

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