TrainerRoad AI FTP Prediction FAQs

[Pbase]

Give this thread a read. I learned my thinking about this topic didn’t align with how TR works. Thanks to @HLaB and @eddie for clarifying

VO2 and Erg Mode - Am I the problem?

Background: 50 year old that through age and training volume may just becoming more diesel than punchy like I used to be. Also, I use ERG mode for most of my trainer workouts. Issue: I’m having troubles with short VO2 efforts (like 30/30’s) and hard start Threshold because what TR wants me to hold for those is literally too hard. The other day I did Clouds Rest +6 which is 5 sets of 12 30/30s so 60 total over a 1.5 hour workout. The wattage it wanted me to do was like 371 watts for each hard 30…