3 Ways To Boost Your FTP & Why You're Not Improving!

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FTP or Functional Threshold Power is a pretty crucial metric within cycling. Essentially, a higher FTP means that you can hold a higher power for longer - therefore, making you a faster cyclist.
So, how do you go about improving your FTP? Mark is here to share some tips that we’ve found to help us over the years!
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@gtn 2 года назад

Has your FTP ever stagnated? How did you manage to push through and keep improving?

@erictravis5995 2 года назад

For me, I realized my HR was low but my legs were tapping out, so I started a weight program to improve my leg strength to allow them to keep up with my cardio. That allowed me to push through the plateau.

@Cookefan59 2 года назад

You guys need to get an electric chase vehicle. Whatever you’re using is LOUD! 😂 Sounds like a lawn mower with Bronchitis.

@dontcallmechief 2 года назад

Thats Marks drivetrain making that noise. He doesnt believe in cleaning and lubing. :) jk

@markthrelfall3577 2 года назад

@@dontcallmechief oi 😂

@stevendaddyrue8026 2 года назад

Currently 194 my goal by September is 220 keep creating awesome content thanks

@nicktaylor7247 2 года назад

Ride your bike, ride your bike, ride your bike!

@MattSwain1 2 года назад

That’s really ineffective if FTP improvement is what you want, especially if your base fitness is already quite good. Doing a lot of riding might improve your overall endurance but it’s unlikely to do much for your FTP

@ElonMuckX 2 года назад

Repeat!!!

@nicktaylor7247 2 года назад

@@MattSwain1 its an eddie merckx quote

@jmunyard 2 года назад

Great information, and awesome video.

@mlustosakm 2 года назад

339w FTP, but with 120kg this not make me very fast, and its crazy to ride uphill. So FTP its not my priority, if i can maintain the FTP and loose weight will be very nice hehe

@petersands4449 2 года назад

Lol 100% my friend. I hear you 👍

@zekevfab 2 года назад

I recently discovered the importance of the aerobic threshold for long distance events, even more important than FTP / lactate threshold. I used to only focus on FTP, because it’s easy to get an estimate of it, but now I understand aerobic threshold is even more important for me as a IM70.3 athlete. Maybe you could do a video on AT too?

@jamiefuhrman403 2 года назад

Agree this is useful but FTP seems to have more standardized testing. Not sure a fitness test for AT exists? I actually think many training zone calculators estimate AT from FTP, hence it's importance.

@zekevfab 2 года назад

@@jamiefuhrman403 you are right, you need to do a test in a lab to get the aerobic threshold. But it seems you can approximate it by feel, if you can hold the effort without panting much / hold a conversation and you can hold it for 2+ hours without pain. It seems also from the litterature I read the formulas to derive the aerobic threshold from FTP are not accurate at all… Would be interesting to get GTN’s views on this too 🙂

@jamiefuhrman403 2 года назад

@@zekevfab Great points, all true.

@peterstone8540 2 года назад

I love the new kit! 👍🏻🤪

@gtn 2 года назад

Thanks - we do too!

@EspenSkaufel 2 года назад

Could you please do a winter triathlon?

@wimhelsen2211 2 года назад

Lanzarote is awesome !

@reistje 2 года назад

That seems like a beautiful place to ride!

@gtn 2 года назад

It is!

@erictravis5995 2 года назад

Currently 285 but working to push it back up to 300W. Some tough days ahead!

@alannkevin 2 года назад

Me too buddy, I feel like my quads are not squeezing, more like they are not producing power 🤷🏻‍♂️

@arunp.p.6577 2 года назад

You sud try and get a quieter vehicle while filiming Or use mic with ANC or even edit audio before final cut , this will improove the viewer experience.

@BurnyTone 2 года назад

Missed or irregular periods in women and no morning glory in men are also indicators that you are overtraining or not recovering. GTN never mention this, so here you go 🤷‍♂️

@robert_mn 2 года назад

Before I get a power meter, I need to get a bike that is worth more than the power meter. No point in putting one on a $250 bike lol

@Majestic1987 2 года назад

Actually, it is worth it. Besides you can keep the power meter when you buy a better bike. My bike was 500€, my Assiomas like 700, but they will still be mountee on my next bike and probably the one after that, too.

@jamiefuhrman403 2 года назад

#gtncoachescorner How should I go about selecting a coach? I consider myself well versed on training plans but my fitness gains have stalled recently and I think a coach may be able to get me over the hump. However, I don't just want to take a leap of faith and entrust something I care so much about in the hands of a relatively unknown person. Especially considering the expense. Thanks!

@ptocknell 2 года назад

TrainingPeaks has a coach finder feature. Many of them are former professional athletes and have all the coaching credentials to back it up as well

@EatMyPropwash 2 года назад

1000FTP. Ok jk jk. I’m in the mission for 300…. As soon as I recovering from covid…

@jorgewilkes 2 года назад

Great Video GTN, nice to see you in Lanza ! Where would you recommend to do FTP testing, on the turbo or road?

@jamiefuhrman403 2 года назад

Turbo will give you a more accurate, uninterrupted test. No need to worry about environmental factors like traffic, weather, etc. I'd actually be curious if GTN did a video comparing the two. Mark discusses this a little before the 5:00 mark.

@ptocknell 2 года назад

I have tried to do FTP testing on the road and it is really difficult unless you can find a really long stretch of uninterrupted road or bike path. I would recommend doing it on the turbo for sure! You have to remember that the FTP calculators are all based off of average watts for those twenty minutes so any turning, stoping slowing down will negatively impact your FTP and therefore your subsequent zones will be off as well.

@csaba675 2 года назад

Any chance you guys can switch to an electric motorbike for filming? Thanks!!

@captainsmith8842 2 года назад

Volume is key! If you want to improve FTP, ride your bike more; it really is that simple.

@youngy76 2 года назад

How comes you guys are always in Lanzarote lol thought you all live and work in Bath

@markthrelfall3577 2 года назад

We occasionally head abroad to get lots of videos filmed in a nice location, and without shivering our backsides off all day

@diegoeleazar9154 Год назад

Most people fail to rest and eat.

@TransAm2k4 2 года назад

How does strength training affect the FTP increase goal?

@ptocknell 2 года назад

Targeted strength training helps a lot! I recommend the book Maximum Overload for Cyclists for exercises to improve leg strength.

@erictravis5995 2 года назад

If your HR is the limiting factor and your leg muscles seem to have enough strength to continue, strength training may not help much but if your legs are the limiting factor and you have difficulty pushes your HR to your threshold HR on the bike, then strength trg can help a lot!

@TransAm2k4 2 года назад

@@erictravis5995 interesting, i can push my hr during a ramp test to max that matches max running... so maybe not so much benefit for me

@jerichoholic5805 2 года назад

Polarized is the key. Period.

@rmpelnilschen130 2 года назад

30/30, 30/15, 40/20 and base riding -> 50 Watts a year

@jameswestgate4896 2 года назад

I’m still trying to figure out a whole lot of videos in why an electric scooter or something a little quieter isn’t being used for these vids …

@sebastian3358spawn 2 года назад

This channel really needs an electric vehicle filming them

@jamiefuhrman403 2 года назад

Is there much benefit to a power meter if I do the bulk of my training indoors, where the trainer reads my power directly? I can then race based on feel and heart rate, not sure what incremental benefit a power meter provides during racing.

@Laxton_Himself 2 года назад

I do this too. I race relatively short course triathlon so it’s almost all out, I don’t think a power meter on my race bike would make much difference personally. A lot of the guys from my club say it’s essential for half and full ironman racing so you don’t blow up and you keep in your target zone.

@ptocknell 2 года назад

There is a lot of benefit of having a power meter. While racing on feel and heart heart can work ok for some - having a power meter can really help you dial in proper pacing on the bike. I calculate beforehand my sustained and max efforts as a percentage of FTP based on the race course length. I have seen improvement in my short and long course times when using a power meter outside.

@johanbesar8041 2 года назад

No need if you are pro cyclist that knows how to control power. But if you learn to use it you will get new experience how to control your power very eficient. Heart rate can be slow rise up but power spike happend many time can burn muscle faster. Heart rate cannot read power spike. So outdoor cycling using power meter plus heart rate help you do constant power base on your ftp or max power data before your muscle burn out. Its not easy to use, need a lot training how to control power with power meter. For race, time trial and some target training. No traget then it will be useless.

@stefjanssen56 2 года назад

Haha long course athletes try to improve ftp, what to do for the other 4 hours od the ride 🤔

@markthrelfall3577 2 года назад

A higher ftp is important for any distance

@rogger55 2 года назад

the answer to that would be focus then on the aerobic threshold instead...

@THELEGEND-kh2un 2 года назад

I'm currently 260 at 61kg working to 300

@pepkthx 2 года назад

Great info, but come on guys, hire an electric scooter next time :-P

@joaoserdoura4581 2 года назад

Who s the diabetic? ;)

@ariffau 2 года назад

Just pedal faster, harder and longer. DONE 😆

@LR6092 2 года назад

Watts alone are meaningless. What's your w/kg is the true question

@JonReid 2 года назад

Only for climbing. Watts/cda for flats

@LR6092 2 года назад

@Jon Reid they're the same thing. A good watts/kg suggests the rider is small at the same time as producing high watts. So unless he is wearing football pads his watts/Cda should also be high given his watts are allready high and he is small producing little drag

@JonReid 2 года назад

@@LR6092 nope - it depends on the position the rider is able to achieve. Certainly, being smaller helps, but to a limited extent. Look at Ganna, he gets dropped on climbs, but is the fastest man around on a flat course. He is also quite a big guy.

@JonReid 2 года назад

@@LR6092 gcn just covered this very topic today. Check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0NHEuSUiDIM.html

@LR6092 2 года назад

@@JonReid nope