Originally Posted by
rubiksoval
So you're estimating FTP based on a short-duration test that may or may not have anything to do with your FTP?
I genuinely don't see the point aside from simply getting in a workout.
Yeah,, FTP is a lot more interesting than most folks think. I used to use the short tests. They don't tell the whole story, particularly they don't tell you anything about your aerobic endurance. That said, they are good enough for folks who want to put some numbers to shoot for in their anaerobic intervals, because short tests can have a large percentage of their result being composed of anaerobic power. Obviously an hour (or even 50') FTP test will be mostly aerobic power. If one wants to do the Hour of Power test, it's going to take a different training emphasis than just doing short intervals, but I suppose what one wants for a test will depend on who one is going to do with its result. So far, I like the effect on my cycling which working at getting better at the Hour of Power test is having.
Did I get that right, Rubik?