Recent Flo podcast with Steve Neal

[bbarrera]

The FTP Test: Physiology and New Methods

easy to miss - you are suppose to do a long and thorough warmup before doing the test.

A few other ideas… here is what I’m doing right now:

sorry you have to click the image to see the two Monday tests.

And another idea:

Ramp test under achiever

Read this article: The Physiology of FTP and New FTP Test Protocols A true 20 minute all out is difficult to execute; pace it too conservative and you leave too much on the table. Go too deep and you blow up. And depending on how much anaerobic contribution (which can vary both between people and also within a season), the number you get isn’t necessarily reliable. If you are going to do a longer test, I like the progressive tests detailed in the article. They are way easier to get right and a…

In my opinion, TR ramp test is good for estimating max aerobic power (5-min vo2max power). That MAP is not repeatable vo2 workout power, its best 5-min. Based on that opinion, I primarily use TR ramp test for 5-min vo2max power although sometimes it gives good FTP estimates and other times I have to use a different multiplier.