Training and improving your lactate threshold is a common goal for cyclists—and for good reason. It helps you ride faster and harder for longer. Your threshold power also helps you get through hard ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Functional threshold power a.k.a. FTP is a metric familiar to many cyclists. Measuring the average power ...

For triathlon and other endurance sports, having a well-developed aerobic engine is a prerequisite for successful performances. However, being able to utilise the highest percentage of your aerobic ...

FTP stands for Functional Threshold Power, which is defined as the highest average power you can sustain for approximately an hour, measured in watts. FTP is one of the most common training metrics ...

WTF is FTP? If you're scratching your head never fear, we asked Paul Mill, the owner of coaching company Elite Cycling, to answer all the tough questions... Ride on as the clocks go back in the ...

This week's workout comes from Michael Gallagher, head coach of Rogue Tri Performance in southern Oregon. Gallagher is an Ironman competitor and is USAT, USMS (Level 2), ASCA (Level 2) and ACE ...

However, with numerous training zone models out there – covering both heart rate and power – and terms such as FTP, sweetspot, VO2 max and anaerobic threshold frequently bandied about, understanding ...

How often have you commented to a friend that you are good at a certain aspect of cycling, but bad at another? Perhaps you're a great sprinter, but struggle with hills. Although there is a strong ...

For years I’ve chased my FTP like it was the single scoreboard that defined my fitness. But after another season of Zwift racing — full of violent surges, micro-attacks, and barely-manageable ...