Hi all, I started cycling in May of 2018 but didn’t train consistently until I got into TR this past month. I first tested my FTP in late July 2018 and I got 211 watts, this was using Zwift’s FTP test. My TR ramp test in May came out to 231, so in the last 10 months my FTP increased by 20 watts w…

Where do you live and what type of climbing are you talking about? If you are 100kg and climbing against guys that are 68kg and you are literally going up mountains, you probably just aren’t ever going to catch them (without losing weight/muscle). If you are however going up rollers or gentle clim…

Results do vary week to week and month to month, but the principles of how to get faster are pretty concrete over the long run. Structured training beats unstructured training Eating to fuel your goals beats eating to satisfy your appetites Discipline beats motivation Regular recovery beats overtr…

Absolutely you can increase your aerobic capacity, suspect you’ll find that the work needed to build that capacity will naturally cause you to shed a fair bit of that weight along the way as well! Put the work in, see where you end up. I had a friend at university who was naturally a fairly similar …

Thanks! I live near a mountain with a 7 mile climb of about 6% average gradient. I know I’ll never be fast up this climb, but I’d just like to be out of the granny ring and not feel like I’m dying the whole way up. I’d like to be able to enjoy the scenery and spin. You make a very good point on …

Thanks! That gives me hope, I know I’m never going to be a lightweight but hey, maybe 90kg is within reach! And isn’t TR’s Pete Morris in this category as well?

Also keep in mind that your two FTP tests were done with different protocols, so a 20 watt increase may not really be that (could be more or less).

I don’t recall his exact weight, he’s said it several times on the podcast. He’s definitely ‘heavier’ though, but it should be noted he’s trying to max out power to kill it in crits. Even with his enormous FTP (from memory it approaches 400w at peak) I he’s get handily dropped by Jonathan on a 7 mil…

Thanks and good point on the ratio. Do you remember any podcasts about what Pete’s training regimen is?

[image] mcneese.chad: I can provide personal examples where my FTP appears to be somewhat slow or stagnant. But looking at power data and PR’s from various events over the years show significant progress in my total abilities well beyond the FTP test results. +1 for this. I’m exactly the same…

Rate of FTP increase

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julianoliver June 13, 2019, 6:48pm 15

As others have said, your rate of performance gains is going to be totally unique to you. But for context, here is a chart of my improvement over time and the TR plans I used.

Topic		Replies	Views
Big post about FTP increases, plateaus, weight training and other stuff! Training choosing-a-plan , plan-modification , ramp-test	14	3918	February 8, 2020
Realistic FTP goals? Results	34	16557	February 19, 2021
12 hours a week for 3 months; 0 watts gained. lol Training	75	3618	May 26, 2023
Are my FTP Goals insane? Training	25	1916	December 6, 2023
Has my FTP peaked? Training	24	545	April 1, 2026

Rate of FTP increase

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