Originally Posted by
asgelle
If you're not adjusting the intensity of your workouts with increasing fitness, then you're continuously dropping the effectiveness of your training. What was a ride at 89% FTP will only be 80% if FTP increases 10% and you don't change the effort accordingly.
I understand that. I just tested my FTP last week and the SST during the week was almost exactly at 90% (of that). I rode hard over the weekend, did some light recovery riding yesterday, and although my legs were still sore today, riding at the same power felt much easier. So my
question was, is it likely that the SST I did last week has already meaningfully raised my FTP or is there another explanation? Also, I was
hoping that somebody could point me to the reference that related FTP increase with time at SST.