Not quite an FTP test
I've never done a proper FTP test. The first few attempts after I got my PM, I hadn't properly informed myself, and just went for 20 minutes after some warm-up, without the prior 5-minute effort. Since I had that as a baseline, I've done the same in my few efforts since then (I'm too averse to pain to test all that often). Which works OK for me, since it's all relative, and I'm not disciplined enough in structured training that having my FTP set slightly too high is going to make much of a difference. But I'm curious how much of a difference in absolute FTP number it would make - any thoughts or direct experience?
Either way, I have some work to do if I want to get back to last year's fitness...