What to make out of these numbers?

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Hi guys,

I did a ride yesterday with a friend who’s a lot stronger than me. With some really surprising power numbers. My FTP is 141. And over the 1:25h of the ride I did an average power of 152 with a NP of 144.

Can I consider my ftp grew?

Second by looking at the file it looks like I spent over 21 minutes in the neuromuscular zone.

Then I rode another hour at an average power of 120W and NP of 123. Out of which 30 minutes were a sweetspot or above.

What should I make out of those numbers?

Thanks for any pointers.

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Difference between the power meter of your turbo and that on your bike? Or do you use the same for both?

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It is very unusual to have AP greater than NP.
How did you test your FTP?

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I use a vortex on turbo and left sided 4iiii PM on my bike. Last time I checked the vortex read 10% over PM probably mostly due to left-right imbalance. I did a 0 offset just before the ride.

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I tested FTP with a ramp test about 5 weeks ago and had a full recovery week last week. I felt really good in every aspects even by the end of the first ride I didn’t feel any real tiredness. It felt I had worked, but not drained.

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Your FTP is probably set too low then.
Try another ramp test with the intention of lasting 19:30 minutes. Anything above is an improvement

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Stick FTP at 160 and go bash out some intervals this week and see how you get on :crossed_fingers:

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Ask your friend to stand next to you when you do the next ramp test. I think the presence of your friend on the ride made you push harder for longer. Pushing yourself in an FTP test is also a skill to learn.

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Ha ha! I usually ask my kids to start yelling/encouraging me at the 18th minute. I heard FTP is usually higher outside. But I did not had this feeling 3-4 weeks ago. I’ll redo a ramp test. tomorrow. with both trainer and PM on the wahoo to see the difference.

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