8-Minute vs 20-Minute FTP Test, Max HR , and Effects of Bad Positioning - Ask a Cycling Coach: 043

Published: June 21, 2016, midnight

• Using the Tacx Neo with thru-axles • Is it wrong to take an FTP test on a hill? • Should you only take an FTP test on a flat road or indoors? • Is your max heart rate flexible? • Is it bad to go over your max heart rate? • Which FTP testing format should you pick? • How to raise your FTP in two months • When do the effects of fasted training wear off? • Interval training in InsideRide Rollers • How to train between road and cross season • How to train for short, hard efforts • Which cadence is best? • Is mountain biking harder than road riding? • Is training on a mountain bike bad? • How bad positioning can hurt your training • Should I train for the cadence I'll be riding at or at an ideal cadence?