Originally Posted by
Virten
So I've increased my FTP in my Garmin500 because my TSS has been higher than it should be. I did a ride yesterday:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/277206540
About 4 hours 7mins, TSS is 295
Do I need to adjust FTP again or is this realistic?
Originally Posted by
shovelhd
Test
Shovel has the right answer, but you sound kinda-sorta close. I did 3:43 Saturday and ended up with a 274 TSS, but that was at an average of low tempo level for me. Still, testing will always yield better results than a SWAG.
A relatively quick way to test is the way Carmichael Training Systems does it. Pick about a three mile course you can ride without disruption. Do your favorite thorough warmup, and then go as hard as you can for eight minutes and record your power. Ride back to the start point at a recovery pace and then do it again. Record the power for the second interval. Take the higher of the two and multiply that by 0.9, and that's your FTP.