There has been a nearly endless set of discussions/debates about “what FTP is…” in the forum. There are some explicit FTP topics with this discussion, while it pops up as a tangent in many others. One of the most recent is inside vs outside, but there are likely parallels with respect to time of day and such with many other “why it is harder to train in the morning” topics. Here are some of the recent ones for reference:
Related topics
| Topic | Replies | Views | Activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance vs Time of Day | 46 | 2729 | February 6, 2026 | |
| Indoor FTP vs outdoor FTP | 6 | 2036 | April 24, 2021 | |
| Tom Bell about TR statement that indoor and outdoor FTP is the same | 129 | 5348 | February 24, 2023 | |
| Blowing past FTP on race day | 15 | 1677 | October 8, 2021 | |
| Why don't outdoor workouts take into account a need to increase FTP? | 28 | 2609 | June 13, 2020 |