FTP Estimate?

[Carlos]

Hi Im starting to use golden cheetah since last month, I just load my 10 last trainings I made in a magnetic trainer, Is there any reason why the estimates are in 0 in the PC screen (screenshot attached).

I made several HIITs trainings plus a Conconi Test.

Which are the steps I have to do to get my estimated FTP and to know my power training zones and heart training zones?

thanks a lot for the help!

[Ale Martinez]

El martes, 21 de marzo de 2017, 16:44:09 (UTC-3), Carlos escribió:

Hi Im starting to use golden cheetah since last month, I just load my 10 last trainings I made in a magnetic trainer, Is there any reason why the estimates are in 0 in the PC screen (screenshot attached).

The likely reason is the chart has Extende CP as selected model and that model requires longer rides, try changing the model to 2 par CP or 3 par CP playing with search durations in chart options to have an estimate of CP.

[Carlos]

Thanks a lot Alejandro! it works I have values now for everything except fo FTP, do you think I have to do a long ride ? like 2 hours? or maybe do a 20 minutes FTP test?

by the way is allowed to speak spanish here?

[Mark Liversedge]

On Wednesday, 22 March 2017 21:27:29 UTC, Carlos wrote:

by the way is allowed to speak spanish here?

Please do - just remember there are only a few that will understand you :)

Mark 

[Karl-Axel Zander]

For getting a good FTP estimate, preferably simply do a dedicated 60min all out effort on a fresh day, alternatively e.g a 20min effort and take the wattage result *0.95.

Note: If done as a regular routine for self comparison - remember that it can be quite different kind of effort muscle-wise do such a test interval in a long gradient-even hill, compared to flat road, or a indoor trainer. Best to stay in the same conditions & environment for the testing protocols, to eliminate such factors that might be significant greatness in some cases

[KC Chang]

This might help http://alex-cycle.blogspot.com.au/2008/05/the-seven-deadly-sins.html