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@Kelvin
First up apologies this is a long one!
So jumped across here from the Hill Climb thread and def some interesting stuff, especially the lack of love for Sweetspot.
Is that mostly just a case of diminishing returns or not fitting with what you're all looking to achieve?
I only ask as I'm diving headlong into Sweet Spot right now...
By way of context year ago my weight was 90KG+ at 165CM a year of random Zwift Running/Basic Zwift bike training programmes and racing plus some major (but not gimmicky) changes in diet got down to 62-3KG.
I train a little and often so often 1 full day off a fortnight and a few lighter days where I might only do a recovery half hour run, but mostly an hour a day, sometimes two and recently a lot of Zwift racing.
I know I'm probably not getting enough rest for best performance but weight management is still top of my mind.
Based on Elite Drivo's Power meter my FTP from 95% of best twenty minutes during Zwift races at the moment is 293 so about 4.7w/kg.
I seem to do best the climbing races like Alpe Du Zwift/Ventoux which are basically 40-60 minute climbs, which obviously isn't super transferable to UK IRL but hopefully gives a sense of where I'm currently at.
I've been doing some south downs/surrey hills UK hill climbs this year where the fast guys like @dbr are doing four minutes and I'm finishing maybe a minute back from that usually pretty near the middle of the pack.
If Zwift/Turbo is to be believed my five minute power is about 350w / 5.5wkg still not sorted outdoor powermeter but the Strava estimates/nearby riders seem to suggest those figures are about right.
So heading into next year I'd like to do better in the four/five minute local climbs, feels like I might be fairly well equipped for SPOCOs and might give the outdoor track at Preston Park a go to transition from SPOCOs to HCs. Plus a regular smattering of Zwift racing
With that in mind and my current frequency and volume and short history of training is Sweetspot such a bad idea?