Training

If you’ve spent any time in the world of cycling training, you’ve encountered FTP. It gets thrown around a lot — often without much explanation of what it actually is or why it matters so much. This post breaks it down clearly: what FTP is, how to measure it, and how PeakPulse uses it to calibrate your entire training framework. What FTP Actually Means FTP stands for Functional Threshold Power. It’s the highest average power output you can sustain for approximately one hour. ...

If you’ve ever followed a training plan — whether it came from TrainingPeaks, a book, or a coach who writes blocks for 20 athletes at once — you’ll recognise the feeling. Tuesday says “3×12 minutes at threshold.” Tuesday you also slept five hours, had a stressful morning, and your legs feel like concrete. You do the session anyway, because the plan says so. You grind through it below target. You’re frustrated. The data looks worse than last week. ...