Low VO2max but able to exceed interval intensities, why?

to be more precise, TR ramp test is a max aerobic power test and therefore is really measuring power @ 1-min VO2Max and then using 75% of that to estimate FTP.

Absolute VO2max = 3982 ml/min or 3.982 l/min (which is 41.92 ml/kg/min * 95 kg)

My weight is about the same and estimated vo2max is 42 right now. In my 2nd year of cycling (2017) vo2max hit a high of 45 ml/kg/min before a double century, and then I got sidetracked with fixing non-cycling issues and haven’t consistently followed plans throughout the intervening years. The vo2 in 2017 was built on 5-10 hours/week of all outside training, loosely following CTS plans that were part of Strava Premium at that time.

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