What's my FTP?

[@secretfan5280]

Yay I saw my ride on at the beginning. Well done you were zooming past everyone

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

👍🏽 RIDE ON!

[@SCggoode]

I'm not ashamed to say I was shouting words of encouragement at you even though its a pre recorded video haha! Solid effort Erik - any increase in FTP is something to be proud of because you work hard for it! I'm 8 weeks through the zwifts FTP builder and after watching this, I think I will stick to the ramp test !

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Just keep putting that work in!!! 💪🏽

[@RoyImahara]

Solid effort! FTP is only a number for long power.

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

FTP is only for content 🙃 add that to the Alpe column... LOL

[@willfromfreeport]

I think I'll stick with TrainerRoad's AI FTP detection haha. I hate FTP tests. Great job! We love watching you suffer! 🤣

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

I prefer to just not know and keep everyone guessing 😅

[@tathh2531]

There was me thinking of doing The Grade this week to see where I’m at with my FTP 🤔 Thinking better of it now 😂 I’ll just be happy with my 236 for the time being. Amazing effort E 👏

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Honestly wasn’t really planned myself… started out just jumping into the TOW ride for XP then based on where I was and the fact every group kept dropping me, my content brain was like THE GRADE TIMEEEEEEEE

[@evilstef667]

the struggle starts in the hairpins ,dont worry 281 w at the Grade might bump up your zFTP over 295 W . we had that during the Rhino Champs , Stage 3 Hill Climb ITT , booo that ended my sandbagger status , averaged 333 W ,gave me 293 W but my zFTP went up to 305 W again , where it was before i enterd Cat C for a few months , now back to B

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Pretty sure I can get a little higher with fresh legs 🙃

[@bonn1771]

Solid work. I be doing the climb once my computer is fixed Happy training

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Load up Zwift on your phone and LET’S GO!!!!

[@bonn1771]

@@DontGetDroppedCycling phone is too old sadly. 8.5 years old

[@bonn1771]

But I will do this than in a few days do my old school 1 hour test.

[@ashleypeaker]

😂 surprised how busy the grade actually was. you just can’t sugar coat a ftp test it’s gonna hurt . Good going mate 👍

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

People need to take it to get where they’re going! It’s going to bait me into a test most of the time I think 🙃

[@ytinfobiker]

congrats Eric, you are very strong!

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Tyty ✌🏽

[@BLachance75]

I did it once when it first came out. I was in good Zwift form then and was happy with how it went. I was off the bike for 3 weeks at the beginning of October and my Zwift fitness is gone. Slowly working at it to get back to where I was.

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

I basically did everything I could to avoid it until now! Just get back on the bike and it'll be back in no time!

[@jesikat]

Oh! And I was like: is that my niece?! *pause* hmm, *resume* ah, no, it's your kid(s) :p

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Ha it was Kayden’s debut 🤪

[@Andrade-Zwift-Racing]

Hey. Coincidence, today I will also going to do my FTP test on "The Grade" for the first time. All the tests I've done before have been the 20min or ramp tests, so I'm curious to see what happens (and the differences). Thanks for sharing this video.

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

SMASH THAT FTP TEST!!!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@jesikat]

I've done it once, and concluded that it sucked as an FTP test :p You maybe went out too hard at the start, your first segment average was like 340W. You want to blow up at the end, not the beginning ;-) You want to really be doing the lifting of everything you have left over the second half of the test. Might be why the gradient is like it is? Hmm, never thought about that before...

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Full gas from go all day every day 🤪

[@NDRCycling-pj3zi]

I took it to the test, my grade ftp was 304watts, the next week I tried a 1 hour max effort and ended up at 305watts, the grade is pretty good and accurate (in my case) ❤

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

At the rate my average was slipping it sounds about right for me too if I was still pedalling till 20min. Out of ramp, 20min and Grade FTP Test… if I have to choose I’d choose Grade!

[@lolczyslaf]

Pure suffer fest! Love it! I personally think you should focus more on building your FTP than just racing with Z2 and Z6 intervals. Higher FTP would give you that power needed for breakaways and sustained efforts after attacks. Also, it develops all yours zones at the same time, so overall you get better. Great way to do it is build me up plan on zwift, each time I finish it (also confirmed by all my friends) it ends up with rocket high racing form :) A form I have just once in a year which as from then gradually goes down entire season 😂

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

I’ve started workouts for the bonus XP points on Zwift. Other than that no fat chance of doing a full program 🤪 I ain’t breaking Rule #1! I’ve been resting more lately which has made a significant difference but as ZwiftSZN has started up in full swing due to negative temps the Zwift fatigue is coming back!

[@lolczyslaf]

@DontGetDroppedCycling but they are fun! I promise 😂 and what fun you get after crushing everyone in first race afterwards 😎 and you can fine tune time your plan will take ;)

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Oh I've done workouts and if you wanna go way back into my video library you can find my first video series was the 4 week FTP builder... 0 fun was had during that time and I also talked like a robot. The order of events I look for are as follows when I get onto Zwift... 1. Find a Race 2. Find another Race 3. ok ok Group Ride Race 4. fine Group Ride then Race 5. ok it's late night and dead so Pace Partners then Race 6. PP even dead so Workout for XP... then Race

[@lolczyslaf]

@@DontGetDroppedCycling pace partner race moved me 😂

[@notpogi]

Oooooooshhhhh that looked like it stung! Great effort there mate 😀

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Ya and my dumbass tried to race later in the evening... That Zwift FATIGUE is BACK!

[@RyanCondon]

I Love The Grade. Nice power Erik!

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

The Grade > Alpe 🙃

[@RyanCondon]

@@DontGetDroppedCycling Maybe we need a new Erik/Ryan Video? 😘

[@crankgreenwatts]

Nicely done Erik 💪

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Thanks Cranks!

[@edwinescamilla2519]

What 281 no way Jose you are doing something wrong you really Need to do a ramp test for sure

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Guarantee you ramp test will be worse (which is why you've never seen me post one!). Will try to do a full 20min effort soon...

[@RoadtoA]

Super solid!

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

✌🏽

[@JuliusPersson]

Pogacar zone 2 5-6h 320-340w 64kg :D

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

I need the JUICE that he's on 🤪

[@benoittheminerandgamer]

what is your weigh?

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

73kg already in winter mode 😂

[@blackflamesolutions526]

I got 311 on the Grade, but 327 doing an hour TT. It's not *that* accurate. The 10-12 minute effort has limitations for determining FTP.

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

So 300w for me then 🙃😅

[@christophepage4090]

What matter is w/kg what’s yours

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

Tbh that doesn’t matter either but feel free to do the math. My weight is on Zwift power 🙃

[@christophepage4090]

@ your a joke

[@joelcalderon376]

that was an average, base on that climb. i wonder if it will be different on a 20 minute effort. ftp test

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

I still need to knock off Stage 2 ToW... Alpe... so maybe we'll find out soon

[@Paul.OKeeffe]

Mine went up to 213. I'm miles off 😂😂

[@DontGetDroppedCycling]

As long as it goes up and smashes your goals!!!!

[@thatguy9051]

Yeah, that's about right. Good to see you're not "adjusting" your weight sir...