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FTP Goals

henrysaccohenrysacco
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Hello Everyone,

New member here...

I recently completed my bike test and ended up with an FTP of 176. Like most, i want to set a goal for 2011, but am unclear what is realistic. I'm used to setting goals using pace rather than power and do fairly well in HIM - pacing 20-21mph. I was thinking about using a pace goal and translating that into FTP, but that probably doesnt make sense!!

I'm somewhat lost on where to start.

Comments

  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    Henry, take a look at the "Heads we win, Tails you lose" thread, for an opportunity to get the coaches' feedback on this question. In order to give a better sense, it would be helpful to know more about your athletic history, tri history, and whether you've spent any time doing threshold training in the past.
  • henrysaccohenrysacco
    Sorry, i'm not able to find that thread. Is it under Power and Pace?
  • mgraffeomgraffeo

     Henry, find the thread here

    http://endurancenation.us.dnnmax.co...fault.aspx

     

  • henrysaccohenrysacco
    Mike, thanks for the response!

    I'm curious though what this thread is for????
  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    Henry, there's a link in the thread where you will fill out a form, and RnP will get you a target goal for both FTP and Vdot by the end of the OS. This is a multi-year tradition in 'da haus...
  • henrysaccohenrysacco

    Just filled out the form. Thanks again!!!

  • Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak

    Henry,

    It really depends upon where you are coming fitness wise on how much improvement you will see.  I believe the average is around 15% increase in the 20 week OS.  I came off the couch last year in July and did some mountain biking before the november OS and got 25% increase on the bike.  Vdot I went from a 29 to a 37.  All this was over 26 weeks of OS as I had some extra time. 

    In addition I only started the bike in November and running with the January OS as I tried to lose some weight.  So I had the opportunity to focus on biking with extra recovery days.  That's my n-1 sample.  I have set a pretty aggressive target again this year but having taken 9 weeks off my FTP dropped 36 points and vdot 5 points from last year max.

    Gordon

  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    We've got you in the official thread...stay tuned!
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