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I thought I'd posted earlier but it looks like the forum has eaten it.
My daughter wants to do an ftp test and a bit of structured training but I'm not sure if she'll be over 100 watts and that's where the ramp test starts. I've tried messing about with a made up ftp but it doesnt adjust the ramp test like other workouts. Overthinking this and just let her try it and see how she gets on?
Tempus Fugit course on whatever virtual bike and get her to pace a 20min effort.
I've got a month's free trial for trainer road if she wants to do a ramp test on their platform, think it can start low if you select the options at the start
The TrainerRoad test starts assuming your FTP is the equivalent of 2W/kg and then takes 46% of that so you can work the starting value from her weight. E.g. if she weighs 50kg then "her FTP" is 100W and the starting value will be 46W.
thanks for the offer big yim but I might have the same I'll need to check!
shes not long turned 12 but is roughly 135cm tall and a grand total of about 28kg so a light weight but when she tried sprinting on zwift she was nearly hitting 200w although not for more than a few seconds.
I'll have a look at some options tonight and see what we come up with.
thanks again for the replies
My girls, 11 and 12 want to try it as well. I had a quick look and think the starting weight is 40kgs.
Could be wrong, let me know how you get on.....
I've got three free trials for TR so if anyone wants one then PM me (if that's working)
This might be slightly more than your initial question and doesn't really answer it but....
I've had my two lads (9 and 12) doing the turbo since lockdown and a lot of the time I just tell them steady for half an hour. Over that time one has managed 137 and the other about 118 (and I should say it's not higher with age necessarily). And I can now tell what is a good effort for them and what is them taking it way too easy.
I reckon they could now pace a 20minute maximal effort rather than being in tears after 2minutes for going out too hard. But do they need to???
Training kids is slightly different to training adults because often just general growth will provide more improvement than actual progressive training.
I could give them power zones, heart rates, cadences etc but training should be simple. Kids will soon get a measure of RPE and what a good sustainable aerobic effort is compared to a hard sprint effort.
I keep the sessions simple generally mixing between easy (just listening to music), steady, short sprints, and riding outside (for fun).
I think my point is, that there are ways to make training structured and progressive without needing to even consider an FTP test.