ERG Mode - Too easy?

[nickc3]

Been doing the training in ERG mode. I did the FTP Test and that seems to work as expected
however, other training offerings - it seems just too easy…My cadence is too high and watts too high. I’ve shifted - but then after vitugo adjusts, it goes back to “easy” as well. I have training difficult to 100% and my FTP is setup accurately.

Using an Elite Diretto. Interginstly enough, I use Sufferfest as well, and for that, it works well, if anything, slight opposite problem…a tad too difficult.

[Daniel_VGO]

Hi,

This will depend what training sessions you are doing. Some are actually meant to feel easy as the benefit comes from other areas. For example Strength training is not meant to be done super hard…rather rpm fells ‘hard’ but watts and corresponding heart rate should be easy. There are also ‘easy’ versions of traditionally ‘hard’ training sessions. For example I have created many Over Under and 40/20 sessions that have targets below what the Pros would seek. These sessions are labelled Intermediate etc…and for sure their harder versions are in the database also.

So I’m thinking its possibly more a matter of the sessions you have selected so far? But as this is a testing phase this type of feedback is important. So could you tell me what sessions you found too easy and I’ll go back and look for possible errors in target watts (a mistake on my behalf)?

Thanks Daniel