CoachingDIAGNOSIS

CYCLING FTP PLATEAU — HOW TO BREAK THROUGH

Your FTP has flatlined. You've been at the same number for 6 months, maybe longer. You train regularly, you eat reasonably well, you sleep — but the needle won't move.

THE SHORT ANSWER

Most often, this is because you've exhausted the easy gains from unstructured training. The fix: build the base first — zone 2 volume before intensity.

WHY THIS HAPPENS

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You've exhausted the easy gains from unstructured training

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Your training lacks periodisation — no base, build, peak cycle

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You're under-recovering between hard sessions

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Your aerobic base is too shallow for the intensity you're adding

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You haven't changed your approach in over a year

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Build the base first

Zone 2 volume before intensity

Periodise properly

Structure training into phases

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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

Dan LorangHead of Performance, Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe; coach to Jan Frodeno

After thirteen years coaching pros, Lorang's view is that most amateur plateaus mean the easy gains from unstructured riding are gone — the next step isn't more intensity but real periodisation and proper recovery between hard sessions. Adaptation needs an aerobic base deep enough to support the work you keep stacking on top of it.

Hear it: 13 Years Of Coaching Pros: What Amateurs Don't Know