Power/Weight Thread

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I thought a specific thread for logging weight/power profiles and discussing FTP/power training would be very beneficial for everyone. So here it is! :cool:

People can use this to regularly update their weight loss/gain and update their power profile info when they re-test regularly. The post below this contains members data, if you post your data/update data I will put it in the post below so it's all on one area of the thread.

For posting your details lets try and keep it standardised to the following. You can post less/more but * items are required -


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*Username -
Age -
*Height - FT/INCH
*Weight - KG
*FTP (60min) -
CP (20min) -
5min -
1min -
5sec -
1sec -
Gear - Stages, Garmin Vector, Powertap, Wattbike for example.
Info - Use info to say if it was a specific test, or taken from race data etc. Done on a hilly route, during a TT etc. Also use this for general stuff like info on weight loss/gain or lack of training/injury if you would like to.

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** OcUK - Members Power Profiles **


Username - xdcx
Age - 29
Height - 5ft 8in
Weight - 60.5KG
FTP (60min) - 280w FTP W/KG - 4.59
CP (20min) - 342w CP W/KG - 5.65
5min - 383w
1min - 466w
5sec - 878w
1sec - 1006w
Gear - Garmin Vector with Garmin Edge 810.
Info - 60min from turbo session (06/03/17). 20min taken from a 20min test on a climb (11/04/16).

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Username - Thomas. PLease.
Age - 28
Height - 5ft 10in
Weight - 81KG
FTP (60min) - 339w FTP W/KG - 4.18
CP (20min) - 357w CP W/KG - 4.40
5min - 432w
1min - 717w
5sec - 1333w
1sec - 1421w
Gear - Power2Max with Garmin Edge 810.
Info - FTP info all taken from race or TT data.

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Username - Berger
Age -
Height - 6ft 2in
Weight - 80KG
FTP (60min) - 330w FTP W/KG - 4.12
CP (20min) - CP W/KG -
5min - 410w
1min -
5sec - 1250w
1sec -
Gear - Powertap SL+
Info -

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Username - Calpol
Age - 44
Height - 6ft
Weight - 74KG
FTP (60min) - 243w FTP W/KG - 3.28
CP (20min) - 257w CP W/KG - 3.47
5min - 320ish
1min -
5sec -
1sec -
Gear - Cycleops Fluid 2 via Trainer Road.
Info -

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Username - SoliD
Age - 30
Height - 5ft 9in
Weight - 67.5KG
FTP (60min) - 257w FTP W/KG - 3.80
CP (20min) - 268w CP W/KG - 3.97
5min - 298w
1min - 383w
5sec -
1sec -
Gear - Garmin Vector v2.
Info - 24 mile rolling TT (1:02:26) in not great condition https://www.strava.com/activities/880520102

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Username - SDK^
Age - 36
Height - 6ft 2in
Weight - 83KG
FTP (60min) - FTP W/KG -
CP (20min) - 303w CP W/KG - 3.65
5min -
1min -
5sec -
1sec -
Gear - Stages power meter.
Info - specific FTP test, 23 miles, 500ft climing.

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Username - Roady
Age - 37
Height - 5ft 7in
Weight - 76KG
FTP (60min) - FTP W/KG -
CP (20min) - 271w CP W/KG - 3.56
5min - 320w
1min - 500w
5sec - 840w
1sec -
Gear - Vortex Smart turbo trainer & Powertap C1 power meter. Wahoo ELEMNT.
Info - Zwift race data & hard club/group rides.

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Username - FrenchTart
Age - 33
Height - 6ft 1in
Weight - 80.6KG
FTP (60min) - 315w FTP W/KG - 3.90
CP (20min) - 333w CP W/KG - 4.09
5min - 377w
1min - 494w
5sec - 761w
1sec -
Gear - Kurt Kinetic Road Machine.
Info - All based on TR stats.

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Username - GSVBagpuss
Age - 33
Height - 5ft 8in
Weight - 73KG
FTP (60min) - FTP W/KG -
CP (20min) - 237w CP W/KG - 3.24
5min -
1min -
5sec -
1sec -
Gear -
Info - Turbo trainer session.

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Username - BennyC
Age - 26
Height - 5ft 10in
Weight - 81KG
FTP (60min) - FTP W/KG -
CP (20min) - 331w CP W/KG - 4.09
5min - 379w
1min - 560w
5sec - 825w
1sec -
Gear - Cycleops Mag + Garmin HRM & GSC10 + Trainer Road (Virtual Power)
Info - https://www.trainerroad.com/career/bennyc

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Username - touch
Age - 27
Height - 6ft
Weight - 80KG
FTP (60min) - 283w FTP W/KG - 3.53
CP (20min) - 298w CP W/KG - 3.72
5min - 337w
1min - 449w
5sec - 1293w
1sec - 1369w
Gear - Gamin Vector2
Info - Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/900411351

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Username - Shamrock
Age - 27
Height - 5ft 4.5in
Weight - 59KG
FTP (60min) - 214w FTP W/KG - 3.62
CP (20min) - 226w CP W/KG - 3.83
5min - 248w
1min - 330w
5sec - 778w
1sec -
Gear - Stages
Info - Taken from Richmond Park TT

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Username - DanF
Age - 38
Height - 6ft
Weight - 74KG
FTP (60min) - 238w FTP W/KG - 3.21
CP (20min) - 259w CP W/KG - 3.5
5min - 318w
1min - 399w
5sec - 825w
1sec - 877w
Gear - P2M with Garmin Edge 810
Info - From previous 6 weeks of training ride data

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Username - thepeteh
Age - 26
Height - 6ft
Weight - 76KG
FTP (60min) - 315w FTP W/KG - 4.14
CP (20min) - 345w CP W/KG - 4.53
5min -
1min -
5sec -
1sec -
Gear - Stages, & Powertap
Info - Train 4-7hrs cycling a week, with running and swimming extra.
Not done much in max powers shorter than 5min as it's never been part of my training. 1sec power today was 1300+ (in a 3000m altitude chamber!)
Do blood testing and max ramp test in a lab every 6 months to establish training zones.

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Username - One More Solo
Age - 27
Height - 5ft 11in
Weight - 68KG
FTP (60min) - 272w FTP W/KG - 4.01
CP (20min) - 309w CP W/KG - 4.54
5min - 341w
1min - 546w
5sec - 942w
1sec - 1271w
Gear - Power2Max and Garmin 800
Info - FTP taken from a local 25. CP20 based on a climb in Mallorca.

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Username - dodg3rman
Age - 47
Height - 6ft 2in
Weight - 83KG
FTP (60min) - FTP W/KG -
CP (20min) - 264w CP W/KG - 3.18
5min - 345w
1min - 484w
5sec - 961w
1sec - 1194w
Gear - Wahoo Kickr
Info - CP taken from Zwift 20min test

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FrenchTart said:
Sounds good. I'll re-weigh myself soon (and do a fresh FTP test - my current one is from Sep/Oct last year).

Let's hope nobody gets precious about FTP figures :p
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:p Stats are serious business!
Oh, even if you don't have your figures yet, if people just do a post saying they want included I can start populating the list above at least with usernames etc and then just fill in your stats when you post them. So feel free to post your interest and I'll get a wee head start :cool:
 
Good idea for a thread.

Username - Thomas. PLease. (Tom)
Age - 27
Height - 5ft 10in
Weight - c.81Kg
(FTP) W/KG - 3.95
FTP (60min) - 320w
20min - 340w
5min - 396w
1min - 704w
5sec - 1145w

Gear - Power2Max with Garmin Edge 810
Info - FTP info all taken from race or TT data.

Absolute peak power nothing to shout home about, but I can sustain a good sprint for much longer than most which is useful, although I've not really had a chance to exploit in races yet. 10sec is 1047w and 30sec is 900w so not much drop off there.

Numbers put me at the bottom of Cat 2 on coggans chart at current weight, ideally I need to lose another 5kg, and I'd be nearer the top of Cat 2, which is where I feel I should be. Easier said than done though.
 
Mine are similar to or slightly higher than Thomas' figures. I've not used Golden Cheetah or anything to get them exactly, just off Strava. We have quite a few steady 5 and 10 minute hills with stable gradient for testing yourself on.

I'm 189cm and just under 80kg at the moment.
410w+ for 5 minutes.
375w for 10 minutes.
320-340w for an hour I guess, hard to measure in a race situation as power is up and down so much. A 20 minute FTP isn't that accurate IMO, an hour is lots harder!
1200-1300 for 5 seconds.

Taken during mostly training as I have race wheels without power.
 
Berger said:
Mine are similar to or slightly higher than Thomas' figures. I've not used Golden Cheetah or anything to get them exactly, just off Strava. We have quite a few steady 5 and 10 minute hills with stable gradient for testing yourself on.

I'm 189cm and just under 80kg at the moment.
410w+ for 5 minutes.
375w for 10 minutes.
320-340w for an hour I guess, hard to measure in a race situation as power is up and down so much. A 20 minute FTP isn't that accurate IMO, an hour is lots harder!
1200-1300 for 5 seconds.

Taken during mostly training as I have race wheels without power.
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I find looking at NP from crits gives really good FTP estimate, they're normally an hour long or just over, and depending on the circuit you're NP for the hour should be just over your FTP figure.
 
Berger said:
A 20 minute FTP isn't that accurate IMO, an hour is lots harder!
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That makes sense. Even if my TR FTP was accurate I seriously doubt I could hold that power for a full hour. Still, it's all metrics and it makes sense for everyone to use a similar measure (even if FTPs often aren't really directly comparable).
 
A 20min test is a lot more accesible on a regular basis to the vast majority of people than a 60. Strava and such recommend a 20min as it's a hard effort in itself but most should be able to find a suitable location and suitable timescales to factor it into their training, so that's why I stuck with it for the thread although if you have done them over 60mins then even better, just say so on your post :)
 
Username - Calpol
Age - err Forty Four
Height - 1.84m
Weight - 74kg
W/KG - 3.31
Coggan Rating - Moderate Cat 4
FTP (60min) - 243
20min - 257
5min - 320ish
1min -
5sec -
Gear - Cycleops fluid 2 via Trainer Road
Info -
 
Oh, forgot to put my power figures are taken from a Powertap SL+ hub I use for training, I don't have Strava premium or golden cheetah to punch my data into and have it tell me my best 5/10/20 minutes so I rely on hill climbs where I am likely to getting my best figures and use those.
 
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Will have to see if I can dig up my results from an FTP done last September on a Watt Bike.

If I remember correctly it was something like 242W for 20min at 60kg giving 4.03W/kg

Hard to say for certain if I'm weaker or stronger now without doing another test but I certainly feel weaker!
 
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Shamrock said:
Will have to see if I can dig up my results from an FTP done last September on a Watt Bike.

If I remember correctly it was something like 242W for 20min at 60kg giving 4.03W/kg

Hard to say for certain if I'm weaker or stronger now without doing another test but I certainly feel weaker!
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Be good to see yours as I am a kilo lighter and 250w over 20mins so very similar. What height are you? Guessing you are pretty handy on the climbs! :cool:
 
Username - SoliD
Age - 30
Height - 5'9"
Weight - 69KG (currently)
W/KG - 3.55
Coggan Rating - W/KG for 20min against the CAT5-1 chart HERE
FTP (60min) - 245 (257Normalised)
20min - 272 W (10 mile TT)
5min -
1min -
5sec -

Gear - Vector v1

Info - 22.4 mile very hilly TT this year for my FTP.

Very much out of form due to illness, weekends away, will be interesting to compare towards end of the year.
 
Just got around to getting myself a heart rate monitor and few other bits and bobs so will be interested in giving this a shot. Got a 70 mile sportive at the weekend in Wales (Aber cyclefest if anyone else is attending?) so maybe next week I'll give it a go.
 
Username - SDK^
Age - 36
Height - 6'2"
Weight - 83kg
W/KG - 3.47
Coggan Rating - Cat 3 - Bottom
20min - 303w

Gear - Stages

Info - specific FTP test, 23 miles, 500ft climing.
 
I installed GoldenCheetah at 18:00.... 22:35, 60mins past my bed time and I am still sitting her fiddling about with it. Goodbye life.

Anyone else endlessly tinkering with this software?
 
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