# My TrainerRoad retrospective

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/my-trainerroad-retrospective/66373>\
**Category:** Results\
**Created:** [December 12, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/my-trainerroad-retrospective/66373 "2021-12-12T15:25:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/my-trainerroad-retrospective/66373/9 "2021-12-13T17:42:42Z")

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You’ll find a short list of “Gollnick” search results to review, here is one:

> [@Unable to finish Threshold but VO2 is Fine - Why?](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/unable-to-finish-threshold-but-vo2-is-fine-why/60782/6):
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> " What does this usually mean, usually threshold and V02 are pretty close in terms of energy systems, no? And best way to build on this is focus more on threshold workouts I guess?" This is an age-old issue related to estimated FTP based on a graduated exercise MAP test. I outlined the issue here: Here is a repeat of that post in case you don’t want to follow the link: I’m going to just re-hash what the TR ramp test is (which you know, but just for the sake of completeness) mention a coupl…

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/b/b/bb60b30a596f6a46d0ea984b0fb1923b537b2eba.jpeg)

paper is titled “Effect of Training on Enzyme Activity and Fiber Composition” published 1973.

One way to view that intervention is that it is a simple case of specificity - if you want to be able to ride at a high % of vo2max then do that over and over until you reach the point of diminishing returns.

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