Giving and getting and raising Functional Threshold Power
I think it might be time to think about raising my FTP. All this sweet spot training seems to be paying off. Today's hour of power workout turned out to be nearly an hour and a half of power. Perceived Exertion would have been down in the comfortable range but for my sore legs and glutes. I lifted yesterday. Power was darned good for me - about 94% of FTP for the last 60 minutes.
It helps a lot that I didn't ride at all yesterday. I lifted weights, which made me sore. But lifting doesn't seem to have any effect on my aerobic output. Riding with sore muscles hurts but it doesn't decrease power output if you don't let the pain get in your way.
With no ride yesterday I logged no TSS. I gave up a handful of TSB and got a bit of freshness in return. It's my solution for avoiding winter burnout. Take a day and give back some TSB. The freshness I get in return shows I'm making progress and that's powerful motivation. And a sure cure for burnout.
This is good.You can only
This is good.
You can only get faster by recovering. If you don't rest and recover burnout is a sure thing.