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[alex_cycles]

Anyone done the 6 week FTP Builder plan on Zwift?

Wendy is on week 2 of it and wondered how others had found it.

I did it at the beginning of 2023. I think I found the first couple of weeks OK but then I found it hard to complete some of the workouts.
(You can dial down the power requirements slightly).

I stuck with it and finished it, but I've never done another structured program since. I found it too restrictive of my other activities having so much programmed activity. I think it was four sessions per week or something?

Did it build my FTP? Maybe a little. Certainly not a lot. Mind you FTP tests are a pile of poo anyway, so who even knows?

 

[Norry1]

I know lots of people who have done it over the years, and for the vast majority it works really well

I did it at the beginning of 2023. I think I found the first couple of weeks OK but then I found it hard to complete some of the workouts.
(You can dial down the power requirements slightly).

I stuck with it and finished it, but I've never done another structured program since. I found it too restrictive of my other activities having so much programmed activity. I think it was four sessions per week or something?

Did it build my FTP? Maybe a little. Certainly not a lot. Mind you FTP tests are a pile of poo anyway, so who even knows?

Thanks chaps.

I'm hoping she gets the "early gains" that any structure normally gives.

Don't want her getting too good though ...............

 

[CXRAndy]

I did it at the beginning of 2023. I think I found the first couple of weeks OK but then I found it hard to complete some of the workouts.
(You can dial down the power requirements slightly).

I stuck with it and finished it, but I've never done another structured program since. I found it too restrictive of my other activities having so much programmed activity. I think it was four sessions per week or something?

Did it build my FTP? Maybe a little. Certainly not a lot. Mind you FTP tests are a pile of poo anyway, so who even knows?

Says the guy always bumping on the anaerobic stratosphere

 

[Norry1]

Can someone remind me which website/app predicts race outcomes?

I'm doing Zwift Unblocked at 10:10

Ta

 

[Brusgaard]

Can someone remind me which website/app predicts race outcomes?

I'm doing Zwift Unblocked at 10:10

Ta

Zwitftracing.app ??

 

[alex_cycles]

Says the guy always bumping on the anaerobic stratosphere

That's EXACTLY the reason the FTP Ramp tests don't work for me. It depends on what anaerobic mood I'm in on the day

Generally during the year I will try to do at least one long race or ride per week to work on the long power. I do find the points races the most fun though.

 

[Norry1]

Zwitftracing.app ??

Thanks

 

[Norry1]

... looks like I'm forecast to come 10th of 15 at present - so could be a toughie

 

[Norry1]

Well that went much better than expected. In the end I was forecast to come in the bottom third. There were 72 starters so I aimed for the top half - 35th or better.
In the end I finished 5th on the road and 5th on ZP which was a surprise - nearly killed me though

Didn't do much to my ZR score, raised it by 6. Will see what it does to my Velo score.

Vid if anyone wants to hear me dying at the end


View: https://youtu.be/L0FKhJgnv8E

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Whenever I get decent results in ZRS, I'm often sceptical about how many opponents stronger on paper were sandbagging their effort, to try and get a ZRS reduction or not get too much of an increase for event(s) they really are interested in.

ZRS score manipulation is rife.

 

[alex_cycles]

Can someone remind me which website/app predicts race outcomes?

I'm doing Zwift Unblocked at 10:10

Ta

How did you get on? I did Crit Club at 1040 and came second, but ZRS up to 521 now, so I can't race in that group again.

 

[CXRAndy]

Are you B riders squads looking for another member?

The young lad I mentioned a week or so has become available.

Hes a heavyweight with 350W for 30 mins.

PM me on how he can join your team.

Ta Andy

 

[steverob]

Spent another two and a half hours riding round New York on a TT bike this afternoon but finally got the upgrade. Hope it was worth the effort! Got to admit I'm not really a fan of ever doing this sort of thing again as without draft you can't really interact with other riders and TT bikes are banned from most events, so you might as well be cycling offline. Ended up splitting my session into two blocks with a few hours between them because it was so boring.

Did manage to score an orange lap jersey (briefly) on the Times Square loop however. Noticed that everyone was doing the Reverse loop (mainly because it's on the Spinfinity course) and hardly anyone was doing the forward equivalent. Ended up coming 3rd on my first attempt, so really went for it second time around and halfway round the lap found myself in the orange jersey anyway because the two previous fastest times had disappeared from the board. Then as I entered the final section, someone set a faster time and took it back off me, but my ETA was lower still and so with a finishing sprint I made sure that I won it for real. Only lasted for another few minutes before someone else took it off me, but I had my moment of glory!

 

[CXRAndy]

So nice to see 'newbies' discover the fun of indoor riding- a couple more converts


View: https://youtu.be/3D16bfmQ2LY?si=6Vn_ttkeHMwpybPX

 

[Norry1]

How did you get on? I did Crit Club at 1040 and came second, but ZRS up to 521 now, so I can't race in that group again.

Good going - and an excellent ZRS score