FTP WINDTRAINER – MSAC (all levels)

* Time: Arrive and set up from 6:00 PM, session starts promptly at 6:15 PM

* Location: We meet upstairs above the indoor pool. You can enter through main reception and walk up the stairs straight ahead. Yes, you just carry your bike through there.

* Equipment: You’ll need: bike, slick tires, 2 x water bottles, 2 x towels, wind trainer skewer to suit your bike and a heart rate monitor.

* Benefits of an FTP Test

• Personalised Training: Allows you to tailor your training sessions to your specific power output, maximising efficiency and effectiveness.
• Performance Benchmarking: Provides a clear benchmark of your cycling performance, helping you track improvements over time.
• Training Zone Identification: Helps in determining accurate training zones, ensuring you’re working at the right intensity for different types of workouts.
• Injury Prevention: Reduces the risk of overtraining by identifying your sustainable power levels, allowing for balanced and safe training loads.
• Motivation and Goal Setting: Offers concrete data to set realistic and achievable training goals, boosting motivation.
• Enhanced Race Strategy: Enables better pacing strategies during races, ensuring you can maintain optimal performance throughout the event.
• Scientific Approach: Utilises a data-driven approach to training, taking the guesswork out of workout planning and progression.
• Efficiency in Training: Ensures that each training session is as effective as possible, optimising time spent on the bike.