In no way a serious racer or trainer, but have used TR over the last couple of late winters/springs to keep some base for summer riding (MTB).
Am entered into the Mountain Mayhem 24 hours in a team, so figure I should probably do something a bit more this winter – usually do Sweet Spot Base after Christmas but am starting now so I can do some build, etc. too this time round.
Have done the 8 minute FTP test in the past, but tried the ramp test tonight. Previous FTPs have always been around 230-240 (last tested in the spring) but after the ramp, TR is now suggesting 260…
Seems a big jump to me (c.13%)? Haven’t ridden particularly long or hard over the summer compared to previous years, but have done a few hard-ish hour long efforts over the last few weeks.
I’m doing a REALLY time crunched mod of Sweet Spot Base due to work at the minute, so do I keep 260 knowing that I’m only doing really short workouts and should be able to manage that (and can just drop FTP if it gets too much)? Or drop it to 230 knowing that that’s where it historically has been? Or go for a gut feeling compromise and set FTP to 245?