Can we take a minute to talk about @Nate_Pearson ’s big drop in fitness after his crash and recovery? Nearly 40 watts is so much! I lost the exact same amount this season after a small set back and taking a few days off the bike. Is this what @chad refers to as brittle fitness? I just can’t believe t…

[image] Nate_Pearson: I dropped 11% too, not 12% Hey, I’m a marketing / product development / sales guy. Don’t come to me for math… :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Brittle fitness sounds like an excuse you tell yourself when you realize 90% of your miles are junk miles :wink:

I can attest to the drop in fitness / FTP after time off the bike. Around 300/310 FTP in April this year and felt great - was on an upward ‘tick’ of gains Knocked off my bike by a car on 23 April (KOd for a while plus 3 broken ribs and a battered hip) Retested in early July (around 9 weeks of com…

That’s another big point. I was doing a lot of outside MTB rides to work on skills. I find it I don’t do intervals my fitness drops even at the same TSS.

11% at elevation, so 15% at sea level? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

[image] Upanddown480: 11% at altitude, so 15% at sea level? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: +2 points for this fine reversal :v:t4: Surely you meant, “at elevation” however… :joy: [image] Favourite quotes from the Podcast Team Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast I don’t ha…

[image] HMG: Using this viewpoint, it becomes easy to understand why Ramp Test results can vary widely. Not so sure, I think its rooted in the origin of Ramp Testing (at elevation :rofl:) A lot of work was done by Ric Stern in the 1990s, and he had some field data that suggested you could es…

This is the ramp test effect. I can’t understand why everyone is switching. a 20min test is so much more reliable, and doesn’t have these big swings (because FTP doesn’t suddenly change by 10%+) Ramp test is easier mentally, so thats why more people are doing it i reckon

[image] bbarrera: Ric Stern has repeatedly written the test does require you to push yourself to exhaustion and therefore you should be certain that you a) haven’t been ill within last four weeks, and b) you haven’t been recently injuried. :thinking: A. Sick? - Check B. Injured? - Check C.…

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+2 points for this fine reversal

Surely you meant, “at elevation” however…

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