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A ramp test takes less that 15min. If the value is oddly high then it makes sense to confirm. Given that all the training is based around the number.
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Yeah, but if he's tired then the test is likely to be falsely low. I just wouldn't bother, I don't take TR's FTP as gospel, it's just a starting point and I tailor workouts up and down as I see fit. Since, he's taking a few days off, a retest will probably be worth it but I wouldn't do one as well as trying to continue the workouts.
hippy
I wouldn't bother retesting. I'd only retest if the value was oddly low.
I'd see how the week goes, drop any sessions I felt useless during and then reevaluate after a couple of weeks if you feel you're digging a hole. I often manually set my FTP in TR anyway as it doesn't take into account anything I'm doing outside and so I tend to have an intentionally lower FTP for TR stuff.
You reminded me of the adjuster slider. That's very useful. If you can notch it down 5% and still get through the workouts you'll soon not have to back it off.