FTP Flat Through Build Phase - Any Ideas?

[dbf]

Also, in some cases the popular notion that Build should bring greatest FTP gains may now be off - pre-dating Sweet Spot base prevalence.

See this post in an older thread by Coach @chad:

When do you usually see the most FTP gain?

@dbf, I used to see the biggest gains in FTP with riders doing more traditional base plans. But with the Sweet Spot emphasis in place of LSD, it’s becoming really common for the comparatively bigger bumps in FTP to take place during 12 weeks of SSB. Then, the Build plans become more about building stamina at that higher FTP but still with some subtler rises in FTP. Then, of course, the specialization phase is about refinement and specificity, though certain plans/disciplines can still yield incr…