Originally Posted by
topflightpro
The big problem with the 20-min test is that many people do not do it correctly. They fail to do the 1-min and 5-min all-out efforts to burn off anaerobic power before doing their 20-min test.
Me, on the other hand, can never do the FTP test the "proper" way. After that 5-min all-out effort I'm completely dead and will be lucky to even be able to hold a 20-minute tempo effort afterwards.