Cat A is 4.2 W/kg ftp, equating to a 20 minute of 4.42 which is just insane. For me that is 350W for 20 minutes for a Cat A upgrade, which I just don’t think is possible.
Yeah but always consider once you're at that level the improvements come from consistency and a usual by product of that - volume - which also generally reduces your weight (improving w/kg).
My FTP right now (266W) is around the same it was at what I consider my 'peak' in 2017 (270W). My FTP has been higher (280W) but I was over 10kg heavier then. I'm 75kg now, was somewhere between in 2017. So might actually be at my 'best' right now... Also have to consider being consistent - the last season or 2 I've levelled out much better. Have less drops in performance, then when I have (usually from illness/holiday hitting my riding volume) I've generally only focused on getting back to where I was before. I've not fought it, I've let the improvements come without looking for them, with just consistent riding/efforts/volume. Then the occasional good day/good ride giving me a bit of a bump up.
Zwift Games registrations open. Some great routes, really looking forward to it although very much doubt I'll win the gold tron bike! I don't even use my current tron bike and looking at the ride profiles, I'll not be using it for this series either.
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Tron is the best bike in game, you should use it more!
So, it's just another event like the TdZ, right?
Yup pretty much how I see it.
Anyone else's tickr take an age to pair and get signal etc?
Mine is fairly instant. Athough I tend to wear it when kitting up so it's always a good 5-10 mins before I 'need' it (or read it anywhere). The few times a battery has flatted while on Zwift and I change it riding, it would generally be back in seconds.
if i dont have a plan i struggle to just "go with it".
Understand that, so maybe just look at 'time' and zones to start with. You're probably familiar with them already, but at this point as a non-cyclist trying to do anything too specific will likely hurt/overly fatigue/at worse injure you. Your fast twitch muscles will aid you with some sprinting, but your slow twitch will need some work...!
Certainly Zwift is 'hard'. You get very little coasting/easy riding (more of this outdoors!), so for you much of your riding will be building the muscles up which you lack for that endurance type work - there's several groups specific for cycling which you will find pretty tender. So get used to the burn - you love it anyway doing weights, just be aware of it and stretch/recover properly! The only other thing I would say - it's great cardio... But if you already do some cardio work, don't push yourself too deep/hard too soon. You've get massive 'newbie' gains very quickly, even for the next year or two almost regardless of what you're doing, so getting your recoveries right and 'keep the fun' to keep yourself engaged. Zwift is very good for that - but maybe a little less so when it comes to more intensively structured/coach driven stuff.
