Ramp Test vs 20 Minute FTP Test vs 8 Minute FTP Test

[onemanpeloton]

I don’t mean to be rude, but there’s an absolute mountain of information on this subject already on the forum. Try searching and you will find days worth of reading.

Ramp Test vs 20 Minute FTP Test vs 8 Minute FTP Test

most people see that the ramp test tracks pretty close to results from the 20 or 8 minute test. But there can be some outliers for whom it doesn’t work.

FTP outcomes (Ramp test versus traditional 20 minute test) for differing physiologies

Yeah physiologically I don’t think it’s about weight. What I’ve always been told is that it’s more about things like relative balance of fast- vs. slow-twitch muscle fibers, Vo2max vs. efficiency, things like that. I’m the opposite. 20 minute tests park my FTP around 310 to 315 (4.3 w/kg), and ramp tests tend to overstate it even more, whereas my actual MLSS (and my hour power) is around 265 to 270. Going up above FTP doesn’t immediately cause that burning sensation. I’ve basically got a relat…