Simple challenge. Warm up however you want. Set the workout to your FTP. Hold it as long as you can. Can you make it for an hour? I’m not confident I could IF the FTP is a legit ramp test FTP. We should have an FTP Challenge day. Ramp test two days before. I think Capt DoughnutMan was the in…

[image] Brennus: I think Capt DoughnutMan was the inspiration for this… DON’T BLAME ME!!! I ACCEPT ZERO RESPONSIBILITY FOR…well…for pretty much most things in life… :persevere: BUT ESPECIALLY THIS TORTUROUSLY BAD IDEA!!! :no_good_man::-1: Definite ‘No Go Zone’, this one. …

Bad idea for me since I already know the answer. :tired_face: I don’t think I could get to 30 mins. Ramp test overestimated for me.

This is a very interesting idea. And if enough people did it, a treasure trove of data. Anyone who holds their ftp for an hour or longer should get a prize. I predict no prizes bring won.

the only way I ever managed was doing zwift racing, in oct 2016 I was legit averaging threshold for hour long races (on a dumb trainer so power was really steady). Yesterday I averaged 96 percent for the hour (well, assuming my FTP is 285 and not higher, we’ll see tomorrow!) If I did a few weeks of …

I’ve done it maybe 5-10 times , but not recently.

[image] Bthoffma: Anyone who holds their ftp for an hour or longer should get a prize. For sure I would look forward to congratulating the person who is able to accomplish one hour on a trainer at FTP. As @DaveWh said, even 30 minutes would be a task for me & I suspect for many. And then, i…

[image] hubcyclist: in oct 2016 I was legit averaging threshold for hour long races (on a dumb trainer so power was really steady). @hubcyclist good point. Racing pushes folks to higher intensities for longer.

Gotta like chris21 for keeping things to just the basic stuff. Gray and Hour Record. Gray every day keeps the peloton at bay?

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Captain_Doughnutman February 26, 2019, 2:25am 7

You knuckleheads could always do this TR workout…designed just for such absurdity:

Hour Record.

Ramp testing leaves me in shambles!

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