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I often say to my coworkers that I don’t understand how they get so much done during the week. \u00a0I feel like I go to work, I workout, I shovel food in my face, and I sleep. \u00a0Meanwhile, some of them are raising kids, doing all sorts of fun activities, and one is off building furniture.<\/p>\n

Then I realize that I’m doing two hour long workouts. \u00a0Add to that getting ready for the workout and showering after and I start to realize where my evenings are going.<\/p>\n

(The coworker who builds furniture and takes care of her family though, I’m fairly convinced she has a time turner. \u00a0Or doesn’t require sleep.)<\/p>\n

This isn’t a complaint. \u00a0I enjoy my two hour long workouts, plus indoor workout time is also my tv time, so I get some quality entertainment at the same time.<\/p>\n

Last night, I had yet another FTP test. \u00a0My goal over the winter was to raise my FTP, and I wasn’t sure I was succeeding in that goal.<\/p>\n

Wait, let’s backup. \u00a0For you non-cyclists, FTP probably means File Transfer Protocol. \u00a0I’m not uploading anything here. \u00a0FTP is also Functional Threshold Power, and it’s a measure of the maximum power you can sustain for an hour of riding. \u00a0Thankfully, testing doesn’t mean killing yourself for an hour on the bike. \u00a0Instead, you ride as hard as you can for twenty minutes, then take 95% of that to figure out your FTP.<\/p>\n

What’s it good for? \u00a0Well, it’s a good measurement of your fitness level, but there are also a lot of great FTP based workouts, where you do intervals at varying percentages of your FTP. \u00a0So ride for 20 minutes at 75%, then 10 at 50%, then 5 at 95% or whatever. \u00a0(Don’t do that workout, it’s probably not good.)<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s FTP test had the potential to go very poorly. \u00a0The night before, I had swim practice, where the coaches tried to drown us with tabata drills. \u00a0So much kicking. \u00a0Which is awesome, and I love a good hard swim workout, but it meant I was coming into the FTP test a bit more fatigued than normal.<\/p>\n

Well, it turns out that didn’t matter. \u00a0In fact, it may have helped. \u00a0This FTP test was an improvement over my last. \u00a0That’s awesome – I’m getting stronger! \u00a0I’m becoming a better cyclist!<\/p>\n

Of course, this also means that my workouts will now be scaled up, so insert sad trombone here.<\/p>\n

Seriously though, I’m pleased. \u00a0While I don’t necessarily feel like I’m working that hard, clearly I am. \u00a0I think it means that I’ve found that perfect balance between hard work and enjoyment. \u00a0I’m not pushing so hard that I’m burning out, but I’m also not going too easy on myself either. \u00a0Now to just remain in this sweet spot for as long as possible.<\/p>\n

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