Originally Posted by
Billy1111
Hey
when doing an FTP test I'm under the impression you need to keep power consistent...I have some buddies who will be doing sprints in the test as well using best race 20 mins to calculate FTP.....is this generally accepted??
No.
But people do whatever they want to get whatever number they think they should have.
20 min tests tell you about 20 mins. What that has to do with your FTP is too individually variable to accurately predict.
Go out and do 45 minutes all out and you should have a much better idea of FTP.