Training load and FTP: the relationship and how they work and don't work together
FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast · FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast
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Show Notes
There is a linear relationship between training load and FTP but only up to a certain point. When you build your base with our 16 weeks of sweet plan your FTP goes up but then what? How do you get it to go higher? At that point, training load accounts for 75-90% of what your true FTP can be. The remaining 10-25% can be achieved by switching to interval training and this is where the relationship between training load and FTP 'breaks'. However, power goes up even more for two reasons:
1) the athlete is 'fresher' and can produce greater power output
2) the athlete has achieved the aerobic adaptations** that enable the higher power output.
Increases in Mitochondrial Density & Citrate Synthase
Listen to this podcast to learn about training load and FTP!
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