VO2 Test Results

I had a VO2max & lactate threshold test done recently and it revealed some interesting trends in my fitness.

Threshold is Mental

Question: where does Threshold fit into a training plan? It doesn't fit well into a Polarized training protocol, where training intensity is either very low, or very high - way under threshold, or way above. Nor does it fit exactly in a Sweet Spot training plan, increasingly the go-to protocol for time-crunched cyclists, where you work just under your threshold for … Continue reading Threshold is Mental →

2017 Training Part 4 – Sweet Spot

After spending 8 weeks of Aerobic Base and VO2max to work on my physiological limiter of peripheral muscle Aerobic adaptation, I transitioned into Sweet Spot Training (SST) to continue to push my FTP up from below. I'm writing this with a week and a half still to go of Sweet Spot. This can be considered a follow … Continue reading 2017 Training Part 4 – Sweet Spot →

2017 Training Part 3 – VO2max

This was posted out of order before Part 2 in response to a /r/Velo post Question: What is the best way to improve VO2max? So I had this question from a few athletes and did a bit of research into it. First read this from TrainerRoad for a better background into what VO2max actually is. VO2max is primarily determined … Continue reading 2017 Training Part 3 – VO2max →

2017 Training Plan Part 2 – Aerobic Base

I actually completely forgot I wrote a post on Polarized Base last year, as I understood it at the time. I'd probably like to go back and change a few things, but it's a good starting point to understand the theory. For the last two years I followed a more time-constrained Sweet Spot Base training … Continue reading 2017 Training Plan Part 2 – Aerobic Base →