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FTP and tests

Your FTP, how WattAscent adjusts it and which test to ride.

• What FTP is and how WattAscent adjusts it

  FTP explained, and how the two-week FTP check raises or lowers it.

• Which FTP test to ride

  The Ramp, 20-minute, 8-minute and Durability tests compared.

• Estimating FTP from Strava

  How WattAscent estimates your FTP from Strava rides, and what it needs.

• Heart rate settings

  Resting, max and threshold heart rate: where they come from and how to change them.