For decades, VO2max and time-to-exhaustion dominated endurance research. But world-leading experts now argue that durability and real-world performance tell a much more complete story.
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss when and how to best use average power from our rides, whether there’s a ceiling to our VO2max capacity, and how we can replicate success from season to season.
Oxygen delivery, VO2max, and breathing efficiency all shape how the respiratory system supports endurance performance.
Our team dives into these important topics and along the way, Grant shows his “dadness,” while Rob and Trevor argue while making the same point.
“VO2max intervals” is a term used to describe an enormous range of work. We talk with coach Neal Henderson about why they are not all made the same and how best to build that critical race fitness.
In our second Basics episode, we talk about how oxygen travels from the air around us to our working muscles, covering everything from the lungs, blood, and heart, to how our working muscles grab that oxygen.
We explore the best ways for endurance athletes to do VO2max workouts and threshold workouts with cycling coach Hunter Allen.
Physiologist Rob Pickels nerds out with Coach Trevor Connor for a deep dive into new scientific research.
We talk with exercise physiologist Jared Berg about the value of athlete physiology testing like VO2max and lactate testing at the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center.
In episode 67 we talked with Sebastian Weber about the concepts of VO2max and VLamax. Now, we discuss how to balance the two systems.