Hi everyone, I started on TrainerRoad almost 6 months ago with no previous training experience, also started cycling in July/2019. My FTP on the first ramp test was 197, weight was 161 lbs so 2.70 W/kg. The ramp test from last month (August 25th) estimated my FTP at 231 and my weight was 148 lbs …

Did you get to the 20 min mark? if you stopped somewhere in the 19 min range it will give you similar FTP (which is what you got). Sometimes you have a bad day at the ramp. Its ok. Its so close i would keep the old FTP. Was the room hotter? Did you slept well the night before? nutrition issues? …

Welcome This is a common problem. Find some useful info here: [image] FTP drop during build: Fatigued or lack of progessive stimulus and does VO2max block lead to "overtesting"? Training Thank you for all your replies! I assumed that I was fueling properly regarding carb…

Not quite 20 minutes considering the warm up period was 5 minutes (24min 23s total). The room was not hotter but I was feeling tired before the test, definitely not enough sleep, legs feeling heavy. Probably not the best day to do the test.

Thanks! I’ll take a look at these other posts.

on this test 19 is the break point 19-19:29 will give you lower FTP, but not by much 19:2x-> 19:5x will stay the same 20:00 you get higher FTP

Thanks, that’s very good information!

I should have said…20 after the WU. 20 steps if you will

[image] Joelrivera: 20 steps if you will Since there is a 5 minute start section, there are 15 steps from that to the 20m mark. [image]

And this is why you are paid the big bucks! :joy:

Details, schmetails… the curse of an engineer mind :stuck_out_tongue:

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Ramp Test - No improvement in FTP after 5 weeks

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