Body Weight vs Total Weight in Power:Weight Ratio

// Questions/Topics Covered In This Episode:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - How much difference will it make if I train on a heavy bike and race on a light bike?
01:57 - Why Total System Weight matters
05:25 - Cheapest way to lower total system weight
08:26 - How do I know if I've maxed out my Functional Threshold Power?
09:24 - Have you maxed out training volume or intensity?
10:56 - How to lengthen rides and use mini-camps
14:13 - What to do when you can't add more time
15:56 - Polarized training to pull FTP up
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- Episode 164 on Extensive and Intensive interval training: • How to Get Faster with...
// HOST
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 14 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.
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[@leetaylor6846]

Thanks so much for answering my question on FTP! I’m gonna try the polarised approach as I am time crunched-6to8h a week.. Great info cheers Adam😊

[@coseilgenio]

Thank you. I used to calculate the weigh performance in term of seconds gained at a given power. Keeping the time constant and variating the power gives a much better relation between weight and equivalent fitness.

[@kirkprl]

I think you misunderstood the question about training on a heavier bike. If you train on the heavier bike theorically, you'd build slightly better fitness because you'd spend more time on the hills during training. Then riding your race bike you'd have the power to do a similar hill quicker.

[@djbattledmv]

Great episode here

[@edgibbs3229]

Adam is the best!

[@tristanm8250]

Unless you've been training like a professional for at least several years you can't say that you've achieved your actual maximum physiological potential. More like your functional maximum potential.