Poll: What's your Functional Threshold power?
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Age: 40 (in 3 days)
Yrs: into 3rd season
Weight: 89kg
Best result: decent time in a pretty hilly 7.6mi TT
FTP: Someone please tell me. PTAP since last August. I did a Carmichael (dare I say the name here?) Training Systems field test this morning and got my 2 X 3mi average powers as 321 and 328 watts. That's about 7 minutes for each.
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Yrs: into 3rd season
Weight: 89kg
Best result: decent time in a pretty hilly 7.6mi TT
FTP: Someone please tell me. PTAP since last August. I did a Carmichael (dare I say the name here?) Training Systems field test this morning and got my 2 X 3mi average powers as 321 and 328 watts. That's about 7 minutes for each.
formula?
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After looking at the cycling peaks charts (no formal testing yet) I'm getting a FTP of around 360-370 watts, but I weigh about 103kg (working on bringing this number down to around 90-95kg). I think the number is sorta close... I had entered 330 watts for FTP and was getting some IF values of over 1 for 2 hr rides. In a couple weeks I'll try a formal test.
Erik
After looking at the cycling peaks charts (no formal testing yet) I'm getting a FTP of around 360-370 watts, but I weigh about 103kg (working on bringing this number down to around 90-95kg). I think the number is sorta close... I had entered 330 watts for FTP and was getting some IF values of over 1 for 2 hr rides. In a couple weeks I'll try a formal test.
Erik
FTP: 284 and climbing!
Age: not much left with 36
Mass: 80kg, can dip to a low of 78Kg, but not much more
Body Fat%: right at 10%, will allow to dip as low as 6-7%
Years in Sport: 20+
have made significant gains since I began using the PT last November. I've burned up and replaced my trainer, and have had a nearly continuous monthly increase in FTP, since I'm able to honestly and objectively observe my training. I rest more, and get more out of my trainer sessions, and rides.
HR
Age: not much left with 36
Mass: 80kg, can dip to a low of 78Kg, but not much more
Body Fat%: right at 10%, will allow to dip as low as 6-7%
Years in Sport: 20+
have made significant gains since I began using the PT last November. I've burned up and replaced my trainer, and have had a nearly continuous monthly increase in FTP, since I'm able to honestly and objectively observe my training. I rest more, and get more out of my trainer sessions, and rides.
HR
FTP: 300 - 330 depending on time of year
mass: 76-77kg
age: 39
years racing: 20
results: 4th overall in a 1-2 Omnium this past weekend (won it last year)
13th overall (3rd amateur) at a Pro-1 stage race in February
5 wins last year
>50 wins career
cat 1 since 1992
mass: 76-77kg
age: 39
years racing: 20
results: 4th overall in a 1-2 Omnium this past weekend (won it last year)
13th overall (3rd amateur) at a Pro-1 stage race in February
5 wins last year
>50 wins career
cat 1 since 1992
FTP:250-260yzfrr11 said:
age: 43
result: 40kTT 1:hr
years cycling: 3-(triathlons-8yrs)
mass 138lbs-63kg
My current stats and goals for this season
ftp ~260w (goal 350w)
age 22
weight 78kg (goal 74kg)
cat 4
result, none yet (goal 1st)
years cycling, 2-3
ftp ~260w (goal 350w)
age 22
weight 78kg (goal 74kg)
cat 4
result, none yet (goal 1st)
years cycling, 2-3
Currently:
5sec 1144
1min 479
5min 340
FT 274
65kg
3rd year racing, currently a new Cat 2.
I come from a fairly successful track and field background at distances from 400m to 1000m (races from 47 sec to under 2:30 in duration). I find it curious that my 1 minute power is by far the weakest, considering my fortes in track. It is not simply a matter of inaccurate testing results, as 1 minute power is my most tested duration. I've been emphasizing L6 workouts as a result.
5sec 1144
1min 479
5min 340
FT 274
65kg
3rd year racing, currently a new Cat 2.
I come from a fairly successful track and field background at distances from 400m to 1000m (races from 47 sec to under 2:30 in duration). I find it curious that my 1 minute power is by far the weakest, considering my fortes in track. It is not simply a matter of inaccurate testing results, as 1 minute power is my most tested duration. I've been emphasizing L6 workouts as a result.
Cat 3 road, Expert MTB, Cat A Collegiate
Weight: 73-75 Kg
FTP: 365 watts
20 min: 388 watts
5 min: 435 watts
1 min: 634 watts
5 sec: 1195 watts
Obviously lacking in the sprint area, but working on that. It really sucks that you can be a great TT rider and breakaway rider, but unless you get in the right move, it don't matter in the end unless you can sprint!
Weight: 73-75 Kg
FTP: 365 watts
20 min: 388 watts
5 min: 435 watts
1 min: 634 watts
5 sec: 1195 watts
Obviously lacking in the sprint area, but working on that. It really sucks that you can be a great TT rider and breakaway rider, but unless you get in the right move, it don't matter in the end unless you can sprint!
Sorry to be such a dork but what is functional threshold power? Am I correct in thinking this is the amount of power you can keep up for x mins? How many mins is considered to be a normal amount of time?Spunout said:
Billyboy.
So, if you're a super freak (cough cough... Nathan O'Neil...cough cough) and a 40k may only take you 45 odd minutes, do you use that for FT, or adjust to 1-hr?rmur17 said:X=60 minutes to be really simple. or an all-out 40k TT taking say 55-66min for most mortals . ..
rmur
well I think even Nate is closer to 50min than 45. I'd suggest he find a 50k TT to ridewhoawhoa said:
Seriously, I suspect AC would say the P-D curve is flat enough from 50-65min that the error introduced by using either end of that range isn't important. After all, our PM's are roughly +/- 2% inaccurate ... that's another reason why I always round my FT off to the nearest 5W.
I'd recommend keeping one's approach to determining FT as consistent as possible over time. That way fitness changes are more clearly distinguishable from 'noise'.
rmur
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