# To test or not to test? (Ramp vs Manually Adjust FTP) **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [February 23, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/to-test-or-not-to-test-ramp-vs-manually-adjust-ftp/30410 "2020-02-23T19:59:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Alen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/alen/32/4820_2.png) [@Alen](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Alen)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/to-test-or-not-to-test-ramp-vs-manually-adjust-ftp/30410/14 "2020-02-25T04:54:08Z")
Baby steps ftp anyone? > [@Baby Step to higher FTP?](https://www.trainerroad.com/forumt/baby-step-to-higher-ftp/26961): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/to-test-or-not-to-test-ramp-vs-manually-adjust-ftp/30410)._