Why FTP Isn't Always the Best Gauge for Your Fitness (Ask a Cycling Coach 273)

Why your FTP isn’t always the best gauge for your fitness, including how to find other ways to measure your gains when your FTP is not increasing, how to improve your race tactics to win races without the best fitness and more in this Quick Clip from Episode 273 of The Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast. • Watch more of this Ask a Cycling Coach Episode:    • Why FTP Isn’t Everything, Finding a Base P...   • Find links to mentioned studies and join the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://bit.ly/3hup3Hr // BECOME A FASTER CYCLIST TrainerRoad gives you structured indoor and outdoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and simple performance-focused analysis tools. • Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/3bLRrn2 • Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3mc6lHP • Get Started: https://bit.ly/3bT3Ghx // FOLLOW THE TRAINERROAD TEAM ON INSTAGRAM • TrainerRoad:   / trainerroad   • Amber Pierce:   / ambermalika   • Nate Pearson:   / npearson99   • Jonathan Lee:   / leejonathan_   // WATCH NEXT (A FEW OF OUR BEST VIDEOS) • The Chase: An Inside Look at What It Takes to Be The Best: https://bit.ly/2JdtMhK • Strength Training for Cyclists: https://bit.ly/2J9Ksqj • How to Become a Faster Mountain Biker https://bit.ly/3afHGf7 • Injury Prevention, Cross Winds, Tactics for Small Teams and More: https://bit.ly/2AhkuAu • Race Analysis – What to Do When You Bridge to a Breakaway: https://bit.ly/38hewfB // STAY IN TOUCH • Facebook: https://bit.ly/2YKjTk8 • Instagram:   / trainerroad   • Twitter:   / trainerroad   • Strava Club:   / strava