Thank you,
I’m not a novice athlete, I’m just using W/kg as a relative equalizer because I know comparing just a raw FTP doesn’t paint the whole picture, especially with riders of different heights and weights. But W/CdA is a money and position equation, while W/kg is better than the former at comparing riders’ fitness levels. And because it’s not the ideal metric to compare triathletes, I know to just look for the average range of that value.
But what I’m taking away from this is getting up to 4.2-4.5W/kg should be what I work towards over the next year or two.