Functional Threshold Power testing<\/a>.\u00a0 It's essentially the average cadence you pedaled at during the FTP test.\u00a0 It represents the most comfortable, most efficient cadence unique to your body.\u00a0 It's also worth noting that “sweetspot” cadence changes based on terrain.\u00a0 For example, I know my sweetspot cadence while climbing in the saddle is dramatically different than my sweetspot cadence on a flat road.\u00a0 And my sweetspot cadence is different on my track bike compared to my crit bike.\u00a0 So there's really a lot that goes into your sweetspot cadence, and you can work on it in many different ways.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe point remains: wherever you train intensity, there's a great opportunity to train efficiency as well.\u00a0 As mentioned previously, because of how inefficient the human body is, every percentage point counts.<\/p>\n
And when every point counts, every opportunity to improve your efficiency should be a priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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