Originally Posted by
dhale50
^^^ so if you are not doing a 1 and 5 minute "all out" effort prior to your test, are you concerned that you are "too fresh" for the FTP test? So you just do a regular warmup prior?
In my case, it's not an FTP test, it's a 20' test. I use the 5' and 20' numbers (from different days, fully fresh for each) to come up with an FTP estimate through Monod.
Honestly, I haven't cared what my FTP was since about last March. I'm able to train in zones off of feel. Right now, I'm sure I would test at around 335W, and I base my workouts off this number. Seems appropriately painful
