Have both TP and Strava charts. I’ll be around 10 form on tomorrow’s test if I take a rest day today and a bit lower if I do some openers. I read once that you need a few days of + form to do really well or hit new peaks. Think that was on a TP post.

You look to be in a good place. You want to have a positive number but no too positive. I have always thought a single digit number is good. Co-incidentally I have a test planned on New Years Day and I have a form of 12 currently with Truule +1 today

Good to know thanks! Decided on Trulli (no + or -) myself. Good luck tomorrow!

I think this is an interesting point - that if you follow the training plans one after the other, the FTP test takes place on a Tuesday after a day of complete rest. Personally I would never do a race or race effort without a primer workout the day before. Maybe week 1 of each training plan should …

Form should not matter for the ramp test. Usually a ramp test follows a recovery week and then a rest day. You shouldn’t need any specific “opener” the day before or just prior warmup to do the ramp test. This is different than the previous 8 min or 20 min tests where pacing and form were more depe…

I actually responded about how I take a FTP test - I still do the 20 minute version. It was only when @martinheadon responded that the ramp test was mentioned. I would agree that form or an opener is not really relevant for the ramp test but it definitely is for a full blown effort

In fact it is really hard on your body.

What should your 'form' be ideally when taking an FTP test?

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JoeX December 31, 2018, 12:36pm 5

No you don’t. Do a ramp test every week if you like, it’s not that hard, not like the old hour protocol.

As long as you’re not sick go for it.

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What should your 'form' be ideally when taking an FTP test?

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