Power/Weight Thread
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You're joking right?The amount I've seen you do on Zwift the last few weeks means you're putting in a huge amount already! Gonna put us all to shame!
Got some catching up to do and need to do it before i'm too old
Updated and done a re-upload of my PMC chart guide for GoldenCheetah, now utilises and shows TSS which is handy in a few ways, full info/screenshots/tutorial here -
https://imgur.com/a/njEPN
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Soldato
FTP is down again despite doing a ****-tonne of riding over Christmas.
Why do I bother training for zero gain?!
Why do I bother training for zero gain?!
Soldato
FTP is down again despite doing a ****-tonne of riding over Christmas.
Why do I bother training for zero gain?!
You can't expect to get an FTP bump so soon after that much volume. Test again in two weeks and it'll you'll feel much stronger.
Soldato
You are probably right.
I'm just frustrated because it felt like I pushed harder but my watts were down by 2W. Not to mention my swimming isn't improving and the middle distance Tri I was going to enter, conveniently located near my parent's house, has been cancelled.
**** Mondays.
I'm just frustrated because it felt like I pushed harder but my watts were down by 2W. Not to mention my swimming isn't improving and the middle distance Tri I was going to enter, conveniently located near my parent's house, has been cancelled.
**** Mondays.
Soldato
You are probably right.
I'm just frustrated because it felt like I pushed harder but my watts were down by 2W. Not to mention my swimming isn't improving and the middle distance Tri I was going to enter, conveniently located near my parent's house, has been cancelled.
**** Mondays.
Join the club. I did one last week, felt like I nailed it and FTP was 3w down vs before Christmas. Plenty of time to improve though.
20mins FTP test thingy on Zwift last night @ 61.8kg = 267w.
4.3w/kg I think it is not bad for this time of year off of nothing but z2 type riding recently and lower volume.
First time I have done a test on a turbo before, I know I could get a higher watt figure on the road so reckon over 20mins I am about 30watts down on peak summer fitness last year and also 2kg heavier just now.
248w for FTP if *0.93 and Zwift set my FTP to 252w now based on its estimates. Either way FTP on either off those > 4w/kg so I am where I want to be as training ramps up for season
4.3w/kg I think it is not bad for this time of year off of nothing but z2 type riding recently and lower volume.
First time I have done a test on a turbo before, I know I could get a higher watt figure on the road so reckon over 20mins I am about 30watts down on peak summer fitness last year and also 2kg heavier just now.
248w for FTP if *0.93 and Zwift set my FTP to 252w now based on its estimates. Either way FTP on either off those > 4w/kg so I am where I want to be as training ramps up for season
Soldato
Good progress! Still not found a time or day when I've felt up to an FTP test at the moment, but I expect to be down to around 300w at the moment which is frustrating.
Training camp in Feb should provide a good week of training at least, and I'm miles ahead of this time last year, so still hopeful to try and get FTP closer to 340w peak.
Training camp in Feb should provide a good week of training at least, and I'm miles ahead of this time last year, so still hopeful to try and get FTP closer to 340w peak.
I wasn't planning the test, I had about 3 hours sleep night before was feeling pretty naff but just decided after spinning away for 15mins to bash on with it. So definitely wasn't in rested mode for doing it so I'm happier even more so because of that.
Guessing you are heading somewhere in Feb? Where you going?
We are away to FuertaV early February for a week, counting down the days!
Soldato
Javea nr Alicante again this year. Going with a company that are feeding/supporting/massaging us this year which should make it a bit more structured. Already 20c over there at the moment. Can't wait.
Soldato
Dont worry about it.
My max FTP would have been around 340w last year and I guess I'm probably somewhere near 260w right now. This is normal for me. Letting it drop through the winter for base training lets me build to a higher peak in the summer than if I had tried to maintain FTP through the winter.
It is normal for everyone unless you are pro and training where weather is and therefore no drop in volume or training allocation. 99% of people like us here in UK will absolutely be pushing a lot less power and way below peak summer fitness levels. Natural, and even still, nobody should be maintaining near their "peak" fitness levels for months on end of the year, that is not possible. It's all about cycles (literally)
Got myself some Vector pedals so will soon be able to add to this thread
V1's or 2's?
Vectors are superb. I have the V1's.
Soldato
Decent power there! I've set a couple of short term power pb's recently, but still not managed to get an FTP test done for a while. My longer term power seems pretty average at the moment anyhow.
Got the v2s. They are a thing of beauty.
Had my first ride with them yesterday. I spent most time staring at the watts on my Garmin.
Tejay Van G:
https://www.strava.com/activities/474374638/power-curve
Playing with my calculator, here's what I work out:
He is approx 69KG - 434/6.24 = 69
20mins @ 434w = 6.24W/KG
FTP 20min * 0.95 & 0.93 giving range approx 402w-415w = 5.85W/KG
Pretty tasty! Come July this is the sort of data I want to see from all you guys, OK?
https://www.strava.com/activities/474374638/power-curve
Playing with my calculator, here's what I work out:
He is approx 69KG - 434/6.24 = 69
20mins @ 434w = 6.24W/KG
FTP 20min * 0.95 & 0.93 giving range approx 402w-415w = 5.85W/KG
Pretty tasty! Come July this is the sort of data I want to see from all you guys, OK?