To test or not to test? (Ramp vs Manually Adjust FTP)

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Baby steps ftp anyone?

Baby Step to higher FTP?

So I was thinking about how you don’t realize when your kids grow in front of your eyes because it happens so slowly on a daily basis yet you can notice the difference when you see the pics from a year or two ago. Then I wondered why I can’t do the same thing with my FTP? I was thinking that you can raise your FTP every 1st of the month by 1-2 watts. The difference in the workout is insignificant and negligible. A 1 watt increase would amount to 0 difference in endurance and 1 watt increase in…