Those of you with good memories will recall that six weeks ago I said I was going to try Zwift’s 4 Week FTP Booster plan.
I’ve finally finished it.
The plan had 27 sessions in 28 days. I knew I wouldn’t keep to that, and sure enough I found that I had to introduce days of complete rest, as well as doing stuff that wasn’t part of the plan because on some days I didn’t fancy the hard ride that was required.
It’s been interesting and enlightening. I’ve found out a number of things about myself:
- I don’t have the ability to sustain the high cadences the plan often demands.
- I do have a sprint. It’s not great, but it’s better than I expected.
- I can ride at a high power for far longer than my brain wants me to believe.
- I can push my heart rate higher than I thought was possible, and live to tell the tale.
- I can recover quickly from hard efforts.
And the main thing is…..
- I can get my FTP over 200 watts, which as a weedy old age pensioner with an artificial hip who only started cycling when I retired a few years ago is something I never imagined I could achieve.
If this thread hadn’t been started, I’d have carried on doing my usual “hard, but not too hard” rides and I’m sure they wouldn’t have got me to where I am today.
So Thank You
@Tin Pot. You’ve helped to make an old man very happy.
Now, where do I go from here?