Looking for support here. I did a ramp test today. Or should I say 2/3 of a ramp test. I started and was just not feeling like doing it. So I took a pause at about 15 minutes in. Then continued for a couple extra minute and then just bailed out. My mind was just not there. I definitely didn’t…

I bailed on my last one and it’s the second time that I have done it. I usually work out in the mornings around 5:00 am, but I learned a while back that I can’t do ramp tests that early. But on my last one it was simply the only time I had so I gave it a try and quit real early.

[image] kevistraining: You equal your current FTP about 20mins in. Close, but it’s at 19:30, assuming you are on the power targets. For those that want a carrot. They can turn on the “Live FTP” in the Stats section of the Win/Mac apps (coming to mobile eventually).

But imagine how happy they would have been if they got to 20mins Chad :wink:

@Charlie_1980 , first of all, I don’t think you’re being too harsh on yourself. :smiley: Second of all, all is not lost if you have heart rate data on your ramp tests. Go back through your ramp test history in TR Analytics & note what your HR was during the ~1 minute period of the ramp test that m…

so I quit a ramp test at 17min today. I had no good reason to except it was getting to sufferland and I didn’t want to lol I built up some pretty lofty expectations of a 10w increase, mainly because I had been crushing SSB2 HV and I just had a phenomenal recovery week where my legs felt good everyd…

My last ramp test was 18 months ago or more. I gave up on testing all together and currently have the highest ftp I’ve ever had. [image] Baby Step to higher FTP? Training The other solution to aovid shock from FTP bump is doing the threshold and SS workout in resistance n…

I quit at 17:45 yesterday, and definitely had gas in the tank. Lots of good reasons, and my FTP may be the same as I’ve been at for a couple of months now (all-time high). I’ve trained there without too much problem through the first half of Sustained Build, but yesterday was all off. Even my Sweet …

I’ve never bailed on a ramp test that I started, but I have bailed on some that I was scheduled to do but decided I just wasn’t in the right mental state to tackle so I never even started it. I wouldn’t worry about it too much. You’ll get to the point where you’ve completed so many ramp tests that …

My one ramp test I fell into the ERG spiral of death around there (17:45). I didn’t feel jaded at all I think I just lost concentration and 128w to 358w wasn’t happening at 30rpm. I could have went on all day at the 200w I settled to with ERG mode switched off :smiley: I opted to set my FTP lower …

[image] Bbt67: He does say about :wink: Sure, and as an OCD person, I figured giving the “exact” time could be more useful to those who didn’t already know, and might want to have the more accurate info. [image] Bbt67: Not if you increase your FTP a few watts before the test. Well, …

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My last ramp test was 18 months ago or more. I gave up on testing all together and currently have the highest ftp I’ve ever had.

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