Hey all, I was looking for a thread to see if everyone was sharing the results of their AI FTP detection and couldn’t find one, so I thought I would make one myself! I wanted to see how everyone was doing that was using the AI detection and to share their circumstances that led to their result. I will start. After a horrible few months of surgery, ER trips, and chickenpox, I started training proper towards the end of January. I had a good block and then a rest week. Instead of doing a test, I let the system guess for me. It said 319-333. I was a little surprised as this seemed like a huge jump, especially considering my circumstances. However, after a week and a half of training at the new level, I don’t think it could be more accurate If advanced aliens from the center of the Sun could harvest my legs and scientifically figure out my FTP to the smallest degree. All of my workouts have felt exactly like they should, and last weekend I did the Alp in zwift and averaged 340 watts for the 42ish minutes. This feels like a very realistic assessment of my FTP, as I could have extended my ride to about 50ish minutes, which is what I loosely consider my FTP time since my focus is 40K time trials, at 333 Watts. What have you all found for your detection? Post either percent change positive or negative, or the raw numbers. Either way, I’m really curious to see what everyone else is finding. On a related note, I used that figure of 333 for my beginnin. Everesting prep for this year and that wattage felt exactly right for what I was trying to do. Anyone else having really good luck, or are there some horror stories? Lol? [Screenshot_20220303-180833]

On Early Access day AI-FTP gave me 314W. I’d been training at 308W as confirmed with long testing. After riding with 314W a few weeks I had a heap of confidence in the AI-FTP, right around my true threshold. A week ago I started SSBHV for the first time and AI-FTP bumped me up again to 323W. Definitely above my Lactate Threshold but given there’s no threshold work in SSBHV I am keen to work my way into it. My PL’s changed almost perfectly for SS (10->8.9) and I presume the other areas too. They are completely messed up now following Saturday’s ride but. I’ll be interested to see how it goes in the next two detection opportunities and whether it gives me the right combination of number and workouts.

This is AI is spot on accurate! 344: 90% of my most recent 20 min race/TT effort.! No more ramp testing for me! [Screenshot_20220308-090319_TrainingPeaks] [Screenshot_20220308-084835_TrainerRoad]

[image] wasket: After a horrible few months of surgery, ER trips, and chickenpox, I started training proper towards the end of January. I had a good block and then a rest week. Instead of doing a test, I let the system guess for me. It said 319-333. Good god. After a horrible few months, you’re still putting up these numbers? I want whatever bionic surgery, and ER trips/chickenpox ailments gave you these superhuman powers. :sweat_smile: On a serious note - The new API has been spot on for me. It challenges me “just enough” for the next block, to continue making progress. And I’ve always been a very poor ramp tester, having to manually adjust my ftp when workouts were simply too easy.

I’m not sure how accurate mine is. I had a big bump from 340 to 356 AI FTP, then did a few workouts, some of which i failed but still got bumped again to 359. Tbh, i feel like my FTP is much closer to 340. Anyone else feel like their AI FTP is over inflated?

[image] tman1234: Anyone else feel like their AI FTP is over inflated? There have been at least a few people that feel the same as you, and they can be seen in the main topic.

At the start of my current block (General Build Low Volume), my AI FTP was 205 (had been 207 before the rest week). I decided to do the ramp test and it was 195 – less than the 198 I started with, which seemed hard to believe. I chose to split the difference and ignore both, sticking with 198 so the progression continued.

I did an “FTP test” in the pub on Sunday. Mostly so I could show some of my friends the AI. But it was quite a good moment. Beer definitely made me fitter. I was up from 225 to 230 and then completed the adapted workout on Monday. It was a stretch VO2 and felt exactly as it should have but the increase wasnt off the chart like others have found. I am also a LONG way from my peak fitness last year so everything is kinda feeling “easy” as I build back up.

[Screenshot_20220210-103331~2] I think it’s a little optimistic. Don’t trust I could really do that for 40+ mins. Left it alone so I could work up the threshold PL higher with longer intervals and figured that’d be better for my goals, for now. May reassess in a few weeks.

I’m a terrible ramp tester as well, and in the past I’ve found that I have to manually increase my FTP or the VO2max and threshold workouts aren’t challenging enough. The AI FTP estimator seems to have fixed this problem.

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mcneese.chad March 8, 2022, 4:47pm 19

There have been at least a few people that feel the same as you, and they can be seen in the main topic.

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