# mFTP v. Ramp Test

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**Category:** Training\
**Created:** [June 29, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/mftp-v-ramp-test/60354 "2021-06-29T11:43:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/mftp-v-ramp-test/60354/28 "2021-07-05T21:51:43Z")

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Have you read the comments in the following post?

> [@Tell us your FTP 'differential' (indoor to outdoor)](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tell-us-your-ftp-differential-indoor-to-outdoor/28729):
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> As per the thread title. What was the ‘difference’ that you found you had to make (adjusting up or down) between measured outdoor and indoor FTP. This speaks to very many threads on this forum where a large proportion of people have found their indoor value needed adjusting down to make it effective for TR training zones. Add your numbers and % change to the list below so we can get a good archive of the various measured ‘differentials’. This should not only be interesting to see per-se’ but al…

Granted, the information is self reported and could have some various errors, but most of the respondents indicate a lower indoor FTP relative to the outdoor FTP.

People don’t perform based on physiological ideals. We perform based on the situations we ride and variables present. Outdoor situations and variables most of the time lead to higher power outputs relative to indoor situations and variables for most people.

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