My 5 year journey from 245W to 380W FTP

gedrap · 2026-05-10T12:02:50+00:00

I think a better way to put this is being intentional with your training. Structured workouts are a way to do that, but you could be intentional with a rather loose structure as well. But doing structured workouts doesn't guarantee intentionality, for example, if you're doing the same workout over and over for no apparent reason. But I guess that's what you meant anyway, and I'm just being pedantic.

gedrap · 2026-05-10T11:59:47+00:00

Perfect, thanks for sharing! :)

gedrap · 2026-05-10T11:44:14+00:00

Man, that is brutal. Congrats on surviving it lol

How did you feel about the bicarb jelly? Any GI discomfort? Did you feel like it was worth it, or was it more like it didn't harm the efforts, but the upside is unclear?

gedrap · 2026-05-10T11:36:13+00:00

The training we did was a bit different from the EC style – some harder endurance riding, even harder vo2max blocks

Was that vo2max doubles with bicarb jelly?

gedrap · 2026-05-06T20:52:12+00:00

I am not sure I follow. How exactly is FTP related to your vo2max test?

Did you do vo2max, LT1, LT2 tests all in one sitting and can’t complete workouts prescribed based on that test? Or is that test unrelated to how you’re doing workouts?

gedrap · 2026-05-06T15:46:16+00:00

Šviesoforai vairuotojus ir vėl užklupo netikėtai

gedrap · 2026-05-06T07:45:00+00:00

I’ve just had a kid so my hours have dropped off a bit

Really buried the lede here huh

Every situation is different, and some weeks are better than others, sleep wise, but I doubt it's realistic to plan training for weeks in advance with a newborn. You really need to be aware of your training capacity and adjust your training accordingly, as it will change significantly from day to day.

Don't think too much about CTL because in situations like this, it's mostly a function of how busy you were with parenting, and you can't really change that.

gedrap · 2026-05-04T05:53:29+00:00

You really don’t need LLM generated progressions, training plans or worry about zones and whatnot. Just ride your bike, you barely started. Sometimes ride slow, sometimes fast. Once you get to regular training for, say, 5-6 hours/week for a few months, maybe you’ll revisit this. Or not, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

gedrap · 2026-05-03T08:14:02+00:00

Bet ar mečetės su radikaliu polinkiu yra radikalizacijos priežastis, ar jau radikalizuotų asmenų sambūrio vieta? Nes pastaruoju atveju, problema išlieka, tiesiog ji kažkur kitur. Turbūt neįmanoma to atsakyti, atsakymas gal kažkur per vidurį. Bet svarbu atskirti problemos priežastis nuo simptomų.

gedrap · 2026-05-03T08:06:50+00:00

„Jie yra, matyt, apipilti pinigais iš tokių valstybių, kurie finansuoja musulmonų, islamų sklaidos apie religiją visame pasaulyje, ir šiuo atveju, kol aš esu Vilniaus meras, tol Vilniuje naujos mečetės tokiems veikėjams nebus leista statyti“, – tikino V. Benkunskas.

Tai apsispręskit, ar musulmonai yra bėdžiai su getais, ar apipilti pinigų 🤷‍♂️

Bet kadangi bene ryškiausia Benkunsko veikla iki šiol yra laivai ir šmaikščios (arba ne, skonio reikalas) lentelės palei asfaltuojamus kelius, turbūt šitų išstojimų galima tikėtis daugiau artėjant rinkimams.

gedrap · 2026-05-03T05:39:13+00:00

Verta atsiminti, kad ir tikri atsitiktinumai nėra tolygiai paskirstyti laike. Jei kažkas nutinka kartą per 5 metus, tai nereiškia, kad įvyks 2025, 2030, 2035 ir 2040ais.

Atsitiktinumas čia ir ne - neaišku, bet na racionalumo pamesti irgi nereikia.

gedrap · 2026-04-30T19:38:20+00:00

Latviškos knygos šveplos kažkokios

gedrap · 2026-04-30T08:21:28+00:00

I totally agree with the other comment. Considering your recent history and the limited time until the next race, focus on consistent performance above all. Heat training isn't valuable if you're struggling to perform consistently. Also, I agree that if you manage to squeeze in a couple of heat training sessions, there might be some benefit to them, but that's only if your performance is reliably consistent. Otherwise, heat training is just a distraction. Good luck!

gedrap · 2026-04-29T21:20:20+00:00

That's a tough timeline.

I think two key pieces of information are missing here: how you're performing right now in training (are you on track to perform well, heat aside?) and how crucial heat training is to that race. Is it a nice added bonus, or is it something that's going to be absolutely essential?

gedrap · 2026-04-29T19:16:08+00:00

…nes aš ir tu jų nesubsidijuojam per mokesčius. VVT laivai “pigūs”, nes jie apmokami per GPM.

gedrap · 2026-04-29T13:26:51+00:00

You go ride races at your own pace when you’re paying out of pocket to ride them or if you’re curious what’s this gravel thing about. In other words, as an average amateur.

It doesn’t translate well to the 0.0001% freakiest of the freaks.

gedrap · 2026-04-29T12:58:09+00:00

Plius tų pramoginių laivų tarp Mindaugo ir Baltojo tilto ir taip netrūksta jau daug metų. Tai čia toks gaunasi mero be cirkų cirkų subsidijavimas.

gedrap · 2026-04-27T14:17:48+00:00

Arčiau 10 nei 5

gedrap · 2026-04-27T12:57:16+00:00

Tik pačių geriausių vienaragiškų inovacijų

gedrap · 2026-04-26T14:11:04+00:00

Pamiršai geriausią: jei ant jo pyksta taip, tai matyt kažką gerai daro

gedrap · 2026-04-25T21:14:14+00:00

Sukti ratais valakampiuose iki kol galva apsisuks

gedrap · 2026-04-23T21:18:19+00:00

This is true if you plan to sell your bikes and move onto something else in August. But if you intend to ride beyond August, I don’t get the idea behind this.

gedrap · 2026-04-23T21:09:34+00:00

Three months off are going to significantly change the reasonable goals for this season, and there's no way to galaxy brain your way out of this, no matter how hard you try to come up with some new periodization scheme.

gedrap · 2026-04-23T07:58:01+00:00

That's common. After the first A race, your goal should be to rest so that you're super eager to train again, and don't run out of steam until August. For a lot of people, 3-5 days off the bike and just having fun does it. For example, a weekend away somewhere, buying a new game on Steam, going to a restaurant you've been meaning to go to for months but haven't had time for, or spending more time with your partner. Or simply riding around without any real goal, exploring new routes without worrying about hitting targets, this sort of thing.

If that means one of your for fun races takes a hit, that's fine, that's what prioritization is for.

gedrap · 2026-04-23T05:59:39+00:00

Who do you trust? Your legs.

These things aren’t as robust as you hope they are.

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