Hi, I just want to get to 5w/kg :slight_smile: or, equivalently to like 350w ftp. But currently I am stuck at 4,5w/kg (315-320w) for 2 years. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Cycling for 6 years. But training with a plan for 3. Weighting around 71kg. 34 years old. Healthy diet. 2021 - 220 ftp …

Ive done it twice with TR MV plans. Once before my Op, then a couple of years after it. I’m currently hovering about at just over 4 w/kg now I’ve stepped down to a LV plan. It takes volume and drive IMO.

Yeah, I feel the same. That I need up volume. I train like time constrained althlete. Thanks for that advice. I also agree that this is some kind of limitation of TR. It works well for someone who trains around 6h/week, but if you want to do more, these plans become inadequate.

Haha if I were stuck at 3,3 I think I would start drinking :smiley:

Interesting that you have lost that much. I always thought that when I reach some treshold, like 5,0w/kg, when I reduce training load, I will come down to 4,5, not 4,0. Currently, when I go into maintance mode, I go down from 4,5 to something around 4,0. But probably the higher w/kg, the bigger the …

[image] Karol_Lenart: these plans become inadequate. I think the failing is with the guidance - you can change the plans - but this isnt clear. The system will give you more volume - you just need to ask for it.

[image] Karol_Lenart: I train like time constrained althlete. Have you found this function? [image] mega tada New Feature: Check Plan Volume mega tada Announcements Hey everyone, We just added the ability to check your training plan volume from the Cal…

Maybe it’s age (50y) and Im riding more for fun than for training (especially in the summer just passed) but I’m sitting at 4.15w/kg at the moment. Whilst I still ride alot (over 9,500 miles this year), I use to ride a lot of extra focused Z2, race TTs and ride with faster groups too.

I would definitely keep trying to mix it up and see if you can get there, but the idea that we can just improve each year forever is kinda wrong. At some point, we reach our potential. Maybe you have reached yours, in terms of FTP? You can still get faster by becoming more durable, more aero, being …

Really? So you think there is no limit to your potential as an athlete? None whatsoever? You would be beating Pogi if only you had the time to train enough? Cmon.

I think we mostly agree. I think the OP should keep trying as well and that volume is the first place to start. We agree that if you always do the same thing, you will always get a similar result. And I also agree with you that it is just a number and that it may not be all that fulfilling once it i…

I am stuck at 4,5w/kg for 2 years... What to do?

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Have you found this function?

If I press “check volume” it ups my volume from 6hrs to 8hrs…. but I dont have the time

I believe if you press “check volume” you should get something more aligned with what you want.

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