The 4w/kg thread

Oh me too, except 2013 was also when I started moving faster than walking pace :slight_smile:

I also did marathon training early, did a
Couple of bike Sessions a week crosstraining, but see no big change:

Date/Plan FTP 6 Week Avg TSS before Test
15/06/2020 00:00 264
Sweet spot base MV1 278
26/04/2020 00:00 258
Sweet spot base LV2 257
23/03/2020 00:00 252
Olympic LV 119
05/02/2020 00:00 247
Zwift Tri Academy 152
01/01/2020 00:00 248
Respiratory illness 127
12/11/2019 00:00 251
Sweet spot base LV1 250
08/10/2019 00:00 245
Nothing
26/08/2019 00:00 246
Nothing
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First ramp test for me today on Zwift , missed the crit city race I was hoping to do because of an overrunning meeting so did this instead. Completed the 360W minute but stopped right away - could tell the leg detonation was imminent so treated that banner as the finish line. Treated myself to 3x1min at 400W after 10 mins gentle spinning to make the most of the session. Probably means I may have had another 30s @380 with a gun to my head?!

Zwift came up with an FTP of 271 which is frankly bonkers sounding to me, although I remember when I did my first 25 it’s surprising what you can do with a number on your back IRL. I did a 22:27 10 mile TT off roughly that power last summer so would be interesting to be able to do a 25 at this point. Damn COVID!

At 69Kgs that’s 3.93 W/Kg.

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Thought I was there yesterday…

But then stepped on the scales…

Frustratingly the maths says still not quite there. This last FTP came from a Zwift race with lots of surges. So am thinking maybe a focussed steady state effort is what’s needed to eke out that extra watt.

Ps hope trotter censorship is satisfactory. I tried covering them with a pair of shorts but the pinkies were visible, fungus and all :grinning:

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:joy: good attempt to hide the pinkies.

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:joy: :joy:

Censorship at last!!

Triathletes - a breed of people so self obsessed. They think strangers care so much about how much they weigh, that they are prepared to see their disgusting feet to get proof :see_no_evil:

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Are people really that offended about feet? Man i hope you guys don’t look forward when you’re swimming in a pool! :joy:

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That’s my choice people don’t come over and stick them in your face. :see_no_evil:

When your friends come round to your house do you invite them to the bathroom to watch you weigh yourself?

It isn’t like we think people are lying. If someone on here says they are 72.3kg I’m not thinking ‘prove it you liar’, we don’t actually need to see.

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Now you point it out, perhaps that’s why our guests rarely accept a second invitation…

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Our scales are in the kitchen :wink: proper kinky that way. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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Im not, they are… and its them, not us!

..Did you deduct the weight of the shorts on your toes? :face_with_monocle:

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You’re so close! One more focused test after a week of a good diet cutting out any rubbish and then doing the test post-throne and then not having a drink while you cool down, then towelling yourself dry and peeing just before stepping on the scales should do it!

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Depends on the feet. Some nice ladies feet on the end of a cracking set of pins is always ok, but manky mens triathlon feet, with bunions, and bony bits and black toenails I really dont want in my life.

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I see two possible options for you then…gender reassignment or amputation!

My feet are different, everyone likes their own brand

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Feet don’t really bother me, as long as they are one piece.

Er, do you mean like… conjoined?

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Ha, that wouldn’t be great. I more meant cuts, missing toenails and huge open blisters etc.

Although I will confess to posting some rather horrible pictures of blisters.

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Luckily those scales aren’t reflecting any more than they are doing

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