FtFP. Follow the F*%'ing Plan. You've heard us say it at the end of every episode, it's on the shirts, it's in the app, and this week we finally tell you where it came from. FtFP was not born in a coaching meeting. It was born in a comment thread. Back in 2019, FasCat sold static training plans and ran a private Facebook Group. One athlete posted every week: missed my workout, skipped my rest day, did the group ride instead of the intervals, why am I not getting faster? The coaches stayed patient. The other athletes did not. One finally wrote "why don't you just follow the plan?" Another piled on with the f*%'ing version and dropped the Chopper HTFU video, a nod to Velominati's Rule #5. HTFU met FasCat, and FtFP was born. Seven years later it's part of the philosophy behind CoachCat, and here's the part that matters: FtFP was never about perfection. Follow 80% of your plan and you get faster. That's what the data says, and it's why we back it with our 6 Week Improvement Guarantee. In this episode, Frank Overton, the Big Cat, covers: The full origin story of FtFP, Chopper video and all The 80% rule and why consistency beats any single workout The 8 rules for following your plan: hold your zone, focus on the main work, ride easy days easy, be flexible not flaky, revise don't cram, and speak up early Rule #4: Be Flexible, not Flakey Accountability: a North Star, a strategy, and execution Review of the week from Amy Webb, CEO of Future Today Strategy Group: "Successful people tend to share one thing in common. They follow the f*%'ing plan." What's new in CoachCat: wattage ranges now right on the workout, and the FTP report in beta The FasCat Winter Training Series: three coach led Zwift rides a week starting Tuesday, Nov 17 Live Q&A: how do you FtFP? Links from the show: 👉 Read the article and the rules for following your plan: https://fascatcoaching.com/blogs/training-tips/wtf-is-ftfp 👉 Start FtFP'ing for free in CoachCat: https://app.fascat.ai/ 👉 Join the Winter Training Series. Join the FasCat Coaching Club in Zwift and see the schedule: https://fascatcoaching.com/pages/winter-training-series/ 👉 Refer a friend and earn cash back: https://fascatcoaching.com/refer-a-friend 👉 Share your story for a chance to be our next review of the week: https://fascatcoaching.com/pages/customer-reviews/ Two ways to ride faster: the CoachCat app or 1x1 personal coaching with a FasCat coach. Both start with a complimentary consultation and a custom training plan. Start your free trial and save 50% with an annual subscription ($17.50 a month): https://fascatcoaching.com/app And Velominati, if you're out there: Rule #5 gave us HTFU. We'd love to add FtFP to the Rules. Work hard, ride fast, have fun and as always FtFP!
