Hi.
I’ve just set up my hardtail mtb on the zwift hub one during this crappy weather.
For some reason my resistance seems to be lower than it used to…
Last winter if i did a workout in erg and i was expected to reach say 300w then if i pedalled slowly it would compensate and increase resistance, now the resistance seems to plateau out and the only way i can reach 300w is to pedal like crazy …
I can’t get gold stars on workouts that were easy to me before
Whats changed?
All firmware and app up to date.
Shuji at Zwift HQ here. What changed is your FTP number. It was 210 on September 19 and was changed to 180 on September 21. It sounds like the reduction is too big of a jump for your level of fitness. To test this theory out you can manually adjust your FTP to where it was, or perhaps make a less drastic reduction?
Functional threshold power is a measure of the watts you can holder over 5 / 20 / 60 minutes depending on the FTP testing method you use, and is a proxy for your level of fitness. Many workouts in Zwift are power-based on a percentage of your FTP, and each block in a structured workout has you hit a target of X% of that FTP, which accounts for the too-easy feeling you described.
We introduced a new FTP testing method in The Grade expansion of Watopia. It’s the most fun (least awful?) method to do an FTP test. May I suggest giving a full effort in free-ride mode to determine your current level of fitness?