Tag: FTP Training
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Breaking the Volume Monster: Why Your Zone 2 Obsession Has Hit a Ceiling
In the world of endurance sports, a seductive myth has taken hold: the belief that endless miles of Zone 2 (Z2) training will indefinitely raise your FTP and VO_2 max. This has birthed a new archetype—the Volume Monster. These are athletes stacking 20 to 30 hours a week, often sacrificing their social lives and family…
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Experience Doesn’t Mean Your Training Makes Sense
Most training mistakes aren’t made by beginners. They’re made by experienced cyclists doing what feels familiar, disciplined, and responsible. The problem isn’t a lack of knowledge. It’s that experience creates confidence — and confidence creates momentum. And momentum can carry you in the wrong direction for a very long time. Experience teaches you how to…
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The FTP Mirage: Why the Number You Worship Isn’t What Makes You Fast
Parsing power, physiology, and what actually matters when the race gets hard Most cyclists can name their FTP as casually as their height. It has become the sport’s shorthand identity marker — a metric that promises to define how strong we are, and how fast we should be. It is easy to test, simple to…
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Surge and Clear: The Smart Rider’s Secret Weapon
How the ability to recover while riding hard wins races — not FTP There’s a reason I felt stronger than ever at Road Nationals this year. It wasn’t just because I’d built a solid FTP or spent months riding tempo. It was because I’d learned how to surge and clear — to attack, settle, and…