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Week 12 FTP test

Chris OubreChris Oubre
in Ironman CDA
Nothing makes a bike ride hurt like an FTP test. I'm stuck in a small interior room that turns into a blast furnace!!!

New FTP of 223 W (+5 W)

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  • steven cummingssteven cummings
    Nice work Chris! I actually went backwards a little this morning with an FTP of 219 W versus my prior 225 W. Kinda wondering if this is normal to see a slight drop after doing longer zone 2 & 3 rides? I'm not sweating it though, I hit 225W during the Get Faster sessions which seemed way more focused on the 20 minute test.
  • Peter NoyesPeter Noyes
    I have read in the Wiki that it is normal to see FTP drop a bit. IM training builds up a lot of fatigue and we are no longer doing lots of FTP specific work. I had a slight drop this morning as well, 230 vs 231.

    I think part of what happened to me is I was too aggressive/optimistic, my VO2 went way up (This morning was 289 vs 277 last time) and the first half of the test I averaged 249 watts, but I ended up with a total average of 242. I completely fell apart in the last half. Oh well.
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