rmur17 said:
Are you using the ole Eddie Monnier version? Folks back in oh 2002-2003 used to do 3-4 tests for linearity etc. until some smart statistical types showed it was a waste of time and energy: IOW, two GOOD tests >> better than three 'decent' tests (or four).
The 348 is correct. I use a basic spreadsheet w/o messing with weight etc. Two entries only and typically I stick to ~5-min and ~20min. History is your friend re the precise relationship between FTP and Cp but I expect you will find they are "highly correlated"
Not wanting to cast further doubt/angst but IIRC you did the 5-min soon after the 20? Folks typically try and separate those tests by several hours or indeed a full day. So it's possible your actual 5MP capacity was a tad under-estimated --- that would cause Cp/FTP to be a tad over-estimated.
Best guess 345W mate. Your next few training sessions should tell you what you can truly handle. FTP is something I want to hit in race mode TBH - not necessarily what I can hit for ~60min a few days per week.
all the best,
Thanks for the info.
emonnier is listed as the author of the spreadsheet that I downloaded from velofit.com
I see what you're saying about the 5 minute test. I doubt that I would have added an extra 12 watts to the average to hit 400... and even then that drops the CP by only 4 watts. On the hills during the past few weeks it seems as though as when I hit 400 watts then I've got about 1 minute before I'm forced to drop the pace a little. 390 drags out the pain for a while - which is why I questioned earlier whether my 20 minute ride was on the money and said that my 5 minute ride was "an honest effort" - that one was pretty much where I expected it to be give or take a few watts.
The 5 minute effort was done around 15 minutes after the 20 minute effort. Surprisingly I felt good about 2 minutes after the first effort and despite knowing that it
could be sub-optimal I decided to have a go at the 5 minute test. Given that I'll probably have a few days off the bike after having wisdom teeth yanked and knowing that my form is often erratic (some days it takes a determined effort to hold 275watts on the trainer but those days aren't as common as they were) I had at it.
I've never had a big differential in power between short efforts and my best 10 mile pace - even back in the mid 90's when I was racing. Ironically, during testing on a Kingcycle back then I don't recall breaking 360watts for 10miles. It's pretty much always been about 10% to 12% at the very most between pre-hillclimb season efforts of 5 to 10 minutes and 10 mile pace.
At least the power is back in the ballpark and the weight is slowly going but even that is not going to plan. The doc wants me to lose weight in order to reduce the rather firm amount of abdominal pressure which may be hindering diaphram/lung function but I seem to be losing weight everywhere but there. I'm an Acura Integra engine short of a normal set of lungs - volume 4.2 liters rather than the average 6. I lost a bit of weight and it's up from 4.0
Training sessions... I just found out that the big event that I entered in June just chopped 2.5 hours off the cutoff time to reach the top of the second to last climb at ~170miles and 17,500ft of climbing. Something tells me that I need to drop the intensity slightly and extend the duration by a bit. I can see a few added tempo rides during the week added where there were just rest days before. Anyone got a vaccuum with a liposuction attachment - this boy needs to get rid of his "space hopper" belly! Don't ya just hate it when someone move the goalposts just weeks before an event!
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Markster.............358W........72.4kg.....4.94W/kg (from 40km TT)
Bailsibub.............310 W........64 kg......4.84W/kg (former U.S. Cat 2, now racing in Asia)
Piotr..................266W........56kg......4.75W/kg (M35+A, Utah)
KP.....................240W........51kg.......4.70W/kg (elite female MTB)
R.o.t.Og.............340W........73kg......4.66W/kg (2nd cat roadie & timetrialist)
substructure.......352W........75.8kg.....4.64W/kg
rmur..................405W .......88kg...... 4.60 w/kg
waterrockets......355W........77.5kg.....4.58W/kg (M35+ road, Austin (Cat III))
bubb02..............360w........80kg.......4.5w/kg(cat3, elite mtb)
strader..............300W........67kg.......4.48 w/kg (cat 1 MTB)
Phil S.................307w........69kg.......4.45w/kg (Uk cat 2, taken from best 60mins in a crit on 24.01.09)
Beison...............340w.........80kg.......4.25w/kg (cat 3, Chicago)
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tonyzackery.......360W.......90kg......4.00w/kg (42, cat.3, crit maniac)
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liversedge..........285w........80.1kg.....3.5W/kg (42, DA SRM, Best 60 from 40kTT)
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Alex Simmons......275W........82.0kg.....3.35W/kg (MAP 385W SRM, 10mi TT 287W PT, M45+ track enduro, acquired LBK amputee in 2007)
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