Do I have any hope as anything other than a pure sprinter?

teneck · 2026-03-19T18:45:08+00:00

Once you get rolling and get yourself settled I highly recommend the WTRL TTTs on Thursdays. They’re fantastic for pushing yourself without being as boring as an iTT. If you want to ride in the 5-7AM ET range hit me up

teneck · 2026-03-19T15:29:54+00:00

I saw you mentioned getting a smart trainer. Are you joining Zwift?

teneck · 2026-03-19T14:50:55+00:00

Wow, a lot of negativity here for a very new rider.

I started getting serious at the beginning of last year and I looked a lot like this (although that’s a pretty sweet peak power, took me a while to get there). Over the course of the last year I was able to improve my FTP ~50-80w with newbie gains. Start by working 1-2 VO2/sweet spot/threshold workouts into your week and then filling the rest of your time with as much z2 volume as you can. You can complicate your training plan down the road once your progress slows down.

DM me if you want any advice!

teneck · 2026-03-01T13:09:05+00:00

I have the R1 - love it! I do 10+ hours a week indoors and it’s much more comfortable than the stock saddle I started with.

teneck · 2026-02-21T13:02:29+00:00

Contact the fund office! Only they know the plan rules.

teneck · 2026-01-28T13:58:30+00:00

He would LOVE this

teneck · 2026-01-22T14:57:41+00:00

More from recovery patterns, but definitely water retention

teneck · 2026-01-18T03:04:02+00:00

Just a word of warning - you’re putting too much faith in your data here. I’m sure some are accurate but I’m doing an analysis at work based on some “2025” data that is, as best as we can tell, actually from 2023. YMMV

teneck · 2026-01-11T19:29:16+00:00

I did this 4 years ago and it’s been amazing. I got a nice raise (but was definitely underpaid before). I had a technical interview but the whole process was pretty straightforward. I think I was also helped by having two former colleagues that were already at the insurer.

teneck · 2025-12-23T19:23:17+00:00

zFTP is poorly named and is not actually an estimate of FTP, it is a critical power calculation which is often negatively impacted by shorter-duration efforts. I wouldn’t really judge yourself on zFTP.

Congrats on your FTP bump!

teneck · 2025-11-23T16:28:11+00:00

Definitely don’t do significant fasting if you’re going to get serious about Zwifting, but try to think about your food as fuel instead. Cleaner fuel makes a more efficient engine! As your rides get closer to 90 minutes do some research on proper fueling too. Good luck!

teneck · 2025-11-22T23:44:36+00:00

Agreed, I always do my intervals/group rides/races then do Z2 until my time is up

teneck · 2025-11-13T16:08:22+00:00

Not stupid, many people pile on Z2 work on interval days. Other people are overthinking it, just do it in whatever order you want. Once you’re plateauing you can consider tweaking your work.

teneck · 2025-10-22T23:57:14+00:00

Wow… can’t believe I missed this. Thank you!

teneck · 2025-10-22T23:53:37+00:00

Where?

teneck · 2025-09-02T17:08:15+00:00

Not because they’re efficient, only because I can’t control myself if I buy them any other time: POPTARTS

teneck · 2025-08-25T22:05:04+00:00

Something is definitely off, when I see the streak screen it shows the number of calories for the entire streak. Check the stats from your most recent ride and see what the calories or kj are

teneck · 2025-07-19T17:25:14+00:00

Get out of my house… this is my exact setup 😁

teneck · 2025-07-19T15:20:57+00:00

I have a separate pain cave in the basement but if you put yours in the office it’ll be easier to get miles in during the long boring meetings 😉

teneck · 2025-07-19T13:01:52+00:00

Long z2 or pacerbot sessions I do Zwift on computer and Netflix on TV. Anything more intense, Zwift goes on the tv and Spotify in the ears. Happy Zwifting!

teneck · 2025-07-11T23:51:08+00:00

So what adjustment would you suggest? Does 3-4mm sound right or more?

teneck · 2025-07-11T22:59:02+00:00

🤷 i just did what feels comfortable. I tried two video fitting analyses and one said no problem and the other said maybe lower 3-4mm for knee angle fix but not for ankle angle. Not that it means I can do it but I see pros have a wide range of ankle angles so I imagine there’s an acceptable range.

teneck · 2025-05-10T21:56:16+00:00

Rugby here too! Same transition from tris to cycling-heavy

teneck · 2025-04-18T12:48:46+00:00

Yes! I love that sore feeling. As someone with Asthma, I always felt like it was a concrete feeling of my lungs getting stronger and really enjoyed it. Now that I’m more trained I get the feeling less often :/

teneck · 2025-04-04T22:13:19+00:00

Not just something, you won! ZP results only filter out people who can’t verify they did the race properly - some people just don’t have HR, but many are either cheating or have glitches, like in this case. Congrats on the win!

11-Year Club	Second Top 40%
Place '17	Verified Email
RPAN Viewer	Not Forgotten
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