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I am doing alot of hours 546km this week. Oct it was 400km a week and through november/dec it has been over 500km a week. Some hill intervals but mostly low heart rate ride. No indoor training. I ride twice a day monday to saturday with a longer ride on sunday.
I do 20 minute road test (shortest route home on the commutor) and at a heart rate of 140bpm I managed 271W in november and while more fatigued last week it was 288W at the same heart rate. That is one way of improving FTP. Obviously that is not an FTP test as that heart rate is lower than my hour pace HR.
There are many ways to increase FTP. base miles at low HR is another way. So Ptown your 32 fixed miles a day is a good way to start and do what I do most of time it is a slow plod but 2 or 3 rides a week has harder intervals with easy inbetween. One ride week is as hard as your legs allow. Some of the best ammateur riders I know ride every day in the manor I have described I am copying them. I will leave the high intensity work until the spring and the racing and TT's will be the high intensity work.