On Saturday I checked my fitness by doing yet another FTP test. The last test I did, in November, was OK but not what I had hoped for. This time I was determined to do better. I have been doing most of my indoor workouts over the last month on my “time trial” setup which [...] Read more »
Test Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be FTP test day for me and I hope to get an “A”. This will be the second test this Winter training season. My last test, in November, was OK but not great. I’m hoping the last couple of months of training have helped. The Test Protocol The format for the FTP test [...] Read more »
Weekly Update For January 11th, 2009
Week In Review Time Spent Training- 5:33 Time In Sweet Spot- 118 minutes Miles Ridden- 99.5 TSS (training stress score)- 417 Weight- 165 TSS YTD- 711 Total Miles YTD- 170.7 Total Hours YTD- 9:39 The first full week in 2009 was fairly average. I got in enough training time and was able to ride outside [...] Read more »
My FTP Test Results
I did my FTP test on Saturday, November 22 and here are are the results: A Good Start I felt pretty good going into the test, which I did at about 10AM after getting a good night’s sleep and having a couple cups of coffee. I got on the trainer and began the 30 minute [...] Read more »
My Upcoming FTP Test
This Saturday I hope to complete my first FTP test since March. I tried this back in August with terrible results. I hope to do a lot better on Saturday. The Test Protocol The format for the FTP test I use is straight out of Training And Racing With A Power Meter. Many people use [...] Read more »
The Indoor Trainer Difference
As I was comparing my workouts over the last couple of weeks I noticed something that I think I instinctively knew but hadn’t seen so plainly before. Indoor trainer workouts are a very efficient way to train. A Tale Of Two Weeks Take a look at these two charts from WKO+: This first chart is [...] Read more »
