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The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast by CTS

How to Verify Your Field Test Result and Training Zones (#239)

Mar 12, 2025
25:18

OVERVIEW
How do you know if your threshold value or FTP or the training zones you calculated from your field test or lab test are correct? The best way is to conduct a Verification Workout! Coach Adam Pulford walks you through his go-to verification workout and reveals how it can tell you if your training zones are set too low, too high, or just right.

TOPICS COVERED

  • How to tell if your threshold test was any good
  • Coach tips on training zones
  • The FTP Verification Workout
  • What to look for from a verification workout
  • How to adjust training zones if necessary
  • Scaling the Verification Workout for beginners
  • When in doubt, here's what to do

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HOST
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

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