Combination of jet lags,intercontinental flights and heavy training got me overtrained some time ago and I had to cut training quite a bit. This obviously caused CTL to drop (not to mention a dramatic drop in FTP). Last weekend I was on a first long ride for ages which ended ~190 TSS. Not very surprisingly,with CTL in thirties I got very close to a total bonk at the end of the ride. At summer season 190 TSS I would call an "extended warmup" ;-)
This got me thinking about the old power wisdom "ftp is how hard you can ride,ctl how long you can ride hard".
What actually happens in the body with increased "base" or CTL that allows riding harder for longer? Increased glycogen storage is clearly an adaptation but what more?
This got me thinking about the old power wisdom "ftp is how hard you can ride,ctl how long you can ride hard".
What actually happens in the body with increased "base" or CTL that allows riding harder for longer? Increased glycogen storage is clearly an adaptation but what more?