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Yeah, that looks like the right graph shape. Nice work, I know it wasn't easy

Given that you went beyond 3', and how there wasn't a sustainable jump in the last minute, I'd say 290 is a solid estimate. How does that compare to your training zones and performances of late?

-Mike

Originally Posted by bostongarden
Ok, made another go at the 3 minute CP/FTP (?) test...Hoping that this pattern is good ...see attachment...

The first 20s were 778 802 785 793 787 798 773 723 697 650 490 540 472 523 513 509 505 503 506 509

The 30s and 15s mean values were dropping pretty steadily...their values from 2' 10" mark to the end (3' 25" -- I do not look at the clock, I'm focused on a sign and steep incline as the end marker) are as follows:

Time..........30s..........15s
2' 10" .....293.6 .....288.1
2' 20" .....289.1 .....292.0
2' 30" .....290.9 .....293.3
2' 40" .....288.6 .....285.6
2' 50" .....291.5 .....290.5
(I suspect that between 2' 50" and 3' 00" is about when a sign/incline, which marked the end in my mind, came into view)
3' 00" .....293.6 .....298.7
3' 09" .....297.1 .....297.0
3' 20" .....291.6 .....280.2
3' 25" .....288.4 .....283.0
Ahhhhh, done....

ap for entire 3' 25" is 354.5

So, would these data suggest that a reasonable estimate of my ftp, based on this method, of course, is 290 +/- 5 ?

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