We did another round of FTP (Functional Threshold Power) testing at VQ this week, except this time the test format was a little bit different. We've done 40 minutes tests for as long as I can remember but now we’re switching to a 20 minute version of the test. In the 20 minute version, you go as hard as you can for 20 minutes and then take 95% of your average power as your FTP number.
I wasn't sure how I was going to perform on this new test but I was able to match my FTP number from my last 40 minute test. Considering I just raced this last weekend I was pretty happy with this result. To me the two tests felt a lot different, and I wonder how accurate this new format is, but I guess this is the new testing standard going forward. We’ll see how future tests go.
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