Long story short: Is it worth estimating and manually adjusting your FTP pre ramp test? Long story long: I took most of August and September off of the bike but continued to do some significant run training (my background is middle distance Track & Field) but was definitely WAY less active! In Ju…

Well, I find ramp tests useless…, but yeah- I’d estimate it just like I’d estimate for any type of ftp test.

I had the same exact thought the other day. After a period of inconsistency, stress and a subsequent drop in power I’m back on track and feel a big bump coming up. I’ve found that I can estimate my results reasonably well based on how my training has been going, I might just bump it to where I thin…

When is your test scheduled? I’m going to go ahead with the estimate… I’m testing this Monday.

I’ve got another 2 weeks to go with my current plan.

[image] Shadow: What do my TR brethren think?! You already know you’re able to nail the workouts at 110% of 248. Bump it up at least 110% (273+) and do the ramp test. See what happens and take it from there. Let’s say you set it to 275, and you’re FTP is closer to 300. You’ll need to hit 40…

So, today was THE day… estimated 282 and ended up testing at 285! Fairly happy with the results and adjustment prior to test! Here’s to hoping this new FTP doesn’t kill me in the subsequent workouts… hahaha

Oh…it WILL hurt BAD until you get used to it! :slight_smile: Congrats on your result!

Manually Adjusting FTP prior to Ramp Test

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truep December 1, 2020, 3:50am 8

Oh…it WILL hurt BAD until you get used to it! Congrats on your result!

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