Ramp Test : Just Doesn't Work For Me

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^ this. :+1:t3:

Don’t be a slave to your FTP number. Use experience and observation to adjust where needed

  1. Pick your FTP protocol - ramp or 20 min test - and set your FTP.
  2. if certain types of workouts (e.g. VO2 max, vs. threshold/sweet spot) are consistently too hard or easy, adjust the intensity down or up appropriately for that type of workout (a bit of trial and error will allow you to land on the right %)
  3. if all workouts are consistently too hard or easy, your FTP likely needs to be reset, down or up
  4. Before making a judgement too quickly on a given workout, consider the IF of that workout. Failing a 0.85 IF workout leads to a different conclusion than failing a 0.93 workout. Likewise, a 0.85 IF workout feeling “too easy” is leads to a different conclusion than a 0.93 workout feeling too easy.
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