FTP 46 watts lower w/ FF vs HM for sprinter profile

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4DP vs Half Monty results

I’m curious as to what others experience have been with 4DP vs half monty. Have people found the results are similar? Do some rider profiles favour (ie give higher results) for one test over another? My experience is that for me half monty seems to give higher results. While there was 6 weeks training between the 2 tests below pretty confident current true FTP is half way between the 2. 4DP FTP 330 (4.5w/kg) MAP 380 Half Monty FTP 362 ( 4.9w/kg) MAP 421 Rider type - time triallist. Int…

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4DP vs Half Monty results

There are rider types that do “better” on Half Monty compared to Full Frontal. The main one being Attackers, secondarily Pursuiter. We have found that many people for those rider types get artificially high FTP and MAP values from Half Monty, while those who are more diesel type (TT’ers / Climbers) might see the opposite. Ramps will always give artificially high Sustained power values (FTP / MAP) for people who are “anaerobically inclined”- attackers and pursuiters. We have found that our he…