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Week 5 OS FTP test

Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak
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I'll fire up a micro thread for Coach P but wanted to get collective EN thoughts/experiences on this.

So I came in to the OS with a 217 FTP, end of last year my 4th OS I was at 260.  There was significant time off etc.  I this year's initial test test was pretty representative and now am overachieving.  Today's workout which a hard OS workout for me say 8.5/10  was as follows: 2X12' @ 1.05 1.07 (228&231 watts) 2X15 .89;.90 (194&195).

So my thoughts are to do one more week overachieving going on RPE then retest beginning of week 5.  I could retest on Tuesday but am considering another week to max out the lost FTP and secondly the Wednesday following week 5 I will be on holiday's without a bike for 7 days. 

I've never tested off schedule in the OS so please provide insights or any advice.

 

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  • drjohnson08drjohnson08
    Hey Gordon, I have a similar issue where I was working really hard back in October and half way through November. Then for about 6 weeks I really lost focus and didn't do much. The first week of January OS I had a good test considering what I had been doing for the 6-7 weeks leading up to it but by the Thursday bike wko of week 2 I knew I had gained back some of my fitness from October/November.

    So I tested today. I figured a Saturday was good because I could push really hard on the bike this morning and do the run tomorrow afternoon/evening leaving a good amount of recovery time between hard wko's and then by Tuesday's run be back on schedule. I figured if I tested on a Tuesday I may put myself in a hole by the time Thursday's wko comes around.
  • drjohnson08drjohnson08
    That should read by Tuesday's bike ride, not run!
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