kush
Active Member
Ok, Ilya, you baited me to respond. I shake my head at the 20-minute test because I don't think it provides enough information. It only determines your average power for 20 minutes. Developing an entire plan based on that number is a pretty big guess.
I think we said the same things in a different way.
I also questioned the 20 min test because it is possibly error-prone and is somewhat in a vacuum. Of course it doesn't provide enough information to base an entireplan. Who said it did?
From what I see, the 20min test has to be one of the better ways of baselining your training regimen, particularly in the offseason when you don't have races to extract from.
You are correct about the CPs, but how are you going to work on your critical power exactly without a consistent way of setting your FTP? That's my point. There are of course 4-5 other ways, but this seems to be the easiest to apply, on regular intervals, with a manageable degree of error.
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