Odd question, but hear me out

broshaughnessy

Little background: Relatively new cyclist (<1 year competing), endurance running background, decent ftp (upper 200s)

Is there any prescient for doing 4 week periodization cycles if my only goal right now is to improve FTP?
For example:
Week 1: Mon/Wed/Fri = Sweet spot, Tues/Thursday/Sun = Recovery, Sat = Endurance
Week 2: Mon/Wed/Fri = Threshold intervals, Tues/Thursday/Sun = Recovery, Sat = Endurance
Week 3: Mon/Wed/Fri = VO2 max/anaerobic capacity, Tues/Thursday/Sun = Recovery, Sat = Endurance
Week 4: Mon/Wed/Fri = Recovery, Tues/Thursday/Sun = Recovery, Sat = FTP Test

My theory is that this type of training would specifically target FTP and allow for stepwise progression from month to month without stagnation.

Thoughts?

imposter2.0

Bro - you have nine posts - all of them in this forum, and all on the same topic. Have you learnt anything from the previous eight times you posted this question?

sloppyschleckonds

broshaughnessy wrote:

Thoughts?

See post above

MiddleRinger

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

broshaughnessy wrote:

Thoughts?

See post above

That.

And pedal harder.

Alex_Simmons/RST

broshaughnessy wrote:

Is there any prescient for doing 4 week periodization cycles

No.

Although I've no idea what you mean by prescient in the context of this question.