What is the optimal way to progress sweet spot duration? Assume the cyclist has completed a couple seasons of structured training and is just coming off their current season and a couple week rest period. In other words, stating the base phase for the upcoming season. 3x12 > 4x10 > 3x15 > ? > ? > ? …

yes it would!. Can you show a printscreen of the PDC curve with normalized residuals? I think the KM test was at least 40’, so I think your FTP is lower with a longer TTE. Anyway Coggan said that the modelling of TTE is not really accurate due to the flatness of the curve in that area.

Sure can! I know there are a few obvious points to tidy up but given that they are inside -5 value, well until about 40 mins, is this starting to give some sort of valuable picture? [image] [image]

I think you have to test 40-60min all out. Thats give you a more realistic TTE. 1 second effort dont change your TTE so much.

It is clear that you have to do an all-out test somewhere between 40’ and 60’. The precise point should be where the biggest difference is between the modelled curve and the MMP. I estimate that your mFTP will end up somewhere between 315 and 320 with a higher TTE

Yes test the lowest point in the range 40-60min. And also test the lowest point between 4 en 15min (i think around 7min.

I think an all-out effort between 5 and 10 minutes (where the dip is, around 7 minutes?) is also necessary, I would think

Te problem is when you test 7min, the next lowest point will be 8min etc. before you know it, you will ending up chasing normalized residuals…So i think test your 10min all out and lowest point 40-60min and go ahead with that…

Looks like a good trainingschedule :smile::smile:

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EagleAllan March 8, 2021, 12:29pm 1671

Great, thanks!

I realised that I left running power in those screenshots above.

But I think it is the same conclusion with these cycling only graphs?

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