Could use a little help/advice with my training. Back story is I picked up a road bike last year. Did some group rides, but not really what I would consider training. Ended up picking up the racing bug late last year and subsequently having my **** handed to me. Spent the winter on the trainer with the Powertap cranking out 20 minute efforts and cobbled together a "training plan" mostly based on reading the Its Killing me thread on here. I decided that as someone without much of a cardio base that I would dedicate my first year of training to FTP building. I will worry about sprinting later. Things went well through most of the spring and I got the FTP up to around 260ish. I have pretty much stalled since then though. And I often have days where I struggle to meet what I did the week prior, or the day prior or 2 months prior.
Things went well early in the season, I had several top 5s which was nice, but Im looking long term. As long as the numbers come up, I know I will have success down the road. Problem is the numbers have been stagnant since around March. My schedule looks something like this...
Mon 1 hr recovery
Tues 2x20 @95% FTP (~250 watts)
Wed 1x30-45 (~85%) plus some upper body lifting and core
Tues 2x20 @90-95% FTP
Fri Recovery
Saturday 1.5-2 hours endurance/tempo ride with a few leg openers
Sunday Race (1 hr) or endurance group ride (4 hr)
Any suggestions on how to jumpstart a stagnant FTP, or do I just need to be more patient or HTFU? Thanks.
Things went well early in the season, I had several top 5s which was nice, but Im looking long term. As long as the numbers come up, I know I will have success down the road. Problem is the numbers have been stagnant since around March. My schedule looks something like this...
Mon 1 hr recovery
Tues 2x20 @95% FTP (~250 watts)
Wed 1x30-45 (~85%) plus some upper body lifting and core
Tues 2x20 @90-95% FTP
Fri Recovery
Saturday 1.5-2 hours endurance/tempo ride with a few leg openers
Sunday Race (1 hr) or endurance group ride (4 hr)
Any suggestions on how to jumpstart a stagnant FTP, or do I just need to be more patient or HTFU? Thanks.