Hi guys. I’m just after doing my first ramp test (previously I had always done the 5 min TT followed by 20 min TT protocol). Some background: I’m pretty much an untrained athlete right now, two years ago I was well trained with an FTP of 300W. Today I did the ramp test and used my Neo with the TR …

[image] eldirector: Today I did the ramp test and used my Neo with the TR app and it gave me an FTP of 193 (75% of 257 I guess). On my Garmin edge paired with my Quarq PM my peak one minute was 272 so 75% of that is 204. I also ran the Xert app on the edge and it gave me an FTP of 218. Assum…

[image] eldirector: So what should I go with, 193, 204 or 218? If you’re going to train with TR and use it’s protocols, it would make sense to stick with its algorithms too. In any case it’s just a number, repeatability and consistency is the key. I use pedal meters so I can use the same e…

What was your FTP set to before the test? I ask because there have been some recent discussions on here about the test under-estimating FTP when the initial FTP “guess” is too low: [image] Workouts seem easy after initial FTP. Should I retest or adjust my ftp? Training I …

[image] eldirector: Perhaps 193 for indoor training with the Neo and 204 when outdoors with my Quarq? Exactly this, except if you start controlling your Neo with the Quarq using TR powermatch you can use 204 for both. Which will make it a lot easier to keep track of your training zones etc. M…

Thanks guys for the replies. I will be using TR over the coming year so it’s just a question I guess which PM source to use, the Quarq, which is obviously my outdoor PM too, or the Neo. I never noticed such a discrepancy between the Neo and Q before but now that I think of it I did not calibrate the…

If it was me I’d probably split the difference at 198W and use that outside and inside, given that they are just estimations anyway.

Funny…that was something I was considering. Beginning to think not calibrating was a mistake.

I’d stick with 193 and see how it goes. Honestly, I don’t think the difference between 193 and 204 would be that meaningful in terms of the training effect you’ll be getting. If after a few workouts you want to nudge up the intensity a bit, it’s easy to do. Since you were at 300 a year ago, my guess…

If you didn’t calibrate your PM, I wouldn’t use it as the basis of FTP estimation for a training block. I think I would just use the Neo test results and the Neo as the power source for the coming training block, then switch over the Quark on power match for the next test and training going forward. …

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eldirector November 3, 2018, 3:52pm 9

Thanks for that. I need to educate myself on this power match thing, hadn’t heard about it until today here!

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