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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FTP

The complete guide to FTP training for cyclists. How to test, train, and improve your Functional Threshold Power with evidence-based methods.

10 articles · 12 podcast episodes

ARTICLES

Coaching5 min read

How to Improve Your FTP: The Evidence-Based Guide for Amateur Cyclists

FTP improvement isn't magic. It's systematic. Here's the framework that works, drawn from conversations with Professor Seiler, Dan Lorang, and hundreds of coached cyclists.

Coaching4 min read

How to Break Through an FTP Plateau: What Actually Works

You've been training consistently. You've been putting in the hours. And your FTP hasn't moved in months. Here's what's actually holding you back.

Coaching8 min read

FTP Training Zones for Cycling: The Complete 7-Zone Guide (2026)

You've tested your FTP. Now what? Here's exactly what each zone does, when to use it, and how to structure a training week that actually makes you faster.

Coaching6 min read

Low Cadence Training for Cycling: The Study That Proved the Coaches Right

One number on the bike computer. Same sessions, same effort, nearly double the results. The science has finally caught up to what the best coaches have been doing for years.

Coaching5 min read

7 Fixable Reasons Your VO2 Max Is Low (And a Step-by-Step Fix)

Most cyclists think their VO2 max is written in stone. It's not. It's a reflection of your habits, recovery, stress, and training structure. Here are 7 fixable reasons it might be low.

Coaching4 min read

VO2max Intervals for Cycling: The Sessions That Build Your Ceiling

VO2max is the ceiling. Everything else — FTP, endurance, race performance — lives below it. Here's how to push that ceiling higher.

Coaching4 min read

5 Fixable Reasons Your Heart Rate Is High While Cycling

Your heart rate creeping higher than normal isn't always a sign of poor fitness. Often it's one of five fixable factors that you can address this week.

Coaching4 min read

Sweet Spot Training for Cycling: When to Use It (And When Not To)

Sweet spot training is the most debated methodology in amateur cycling. Here's the nuanced answer that most coaches agree on — it depends on where you are in your season.

Coaching4 min read

Cycling Power-to-Weight Ratio: The Complete W/kg Guide

Power-to-weight is the number that determines how fast you go uphill. Here's what yours means, how to improve it, and whether to focus on the power side or the weight side.

Coaching6 min read

What Cadence Should You Pedal At? The High vs Low Cadence Debate

The cadence debate has raged for decades. Lance pedalled at 110rpm. Ullrich ground at 70. The truth is more nuanced than either camp admits — and your optimal cadence depends on factors most cyclists never consider.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FTP

ARTICLES

How to Improve Your FTP: The Evidence-Based Guide for Amateur Cyclists

How to Break Through an FTP Plateau: What Actually Works

FTP Training Zones for Cycling: The Complete 7-Zone Guide (2026)

Low Cadence Training for Cycling: The Study That Proved the Coaches Right

7 Fixable Reasons Your VO2 Max Is Low (And a Step-by-Step Fix)

VO2max Intervals for Cycling: The Sessions That Build Your Ceiling

5 Fixable Reasons Your Heart Rate Is High While Cycling

Sweet Spot Training for Cycling: When to Use It (And When Not To)

Cycling Power-to-Weight Ratio: The Complete W/kg Guide

What Cadence Should You Pedal At? The High vs Low Cadence Debate

GET FASTER EVERY WEEK

PODCAST EPISODES

3 Training Metrics That Pogacar Uses That You Don’t

Your Legs Aren’t The Problem, It’s Your Breathing - Dr.Sellers

I Asked Astana Coach About Zone 2 , Here's What He Said

How a Pro’s Insane Fuel Plan Almost Won BADLANDS

I asked World Tour Coaches About Zone 2 , Here's what They Said

The Untold Story Of How TREK Silenced Greg LeMond

How Pro Cyclists Get So Lean - What Amateurs Don’t Know

World Tour Coach’s Most Valuable Training Secrets Revealed

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Ben Healy’s INSANE Fueling Strategy Revealed

Secret To Zone 2 Training - Dose, Frequency & Duration

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