# Can TrainerRoad plan be optimized with data from lactate threshold and Vo2 Max testing

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**Created:** [September 14, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/can-trainerroad-plan-be-optimized-with-data-from-lactate-threshold-and-vo2-max-testing/95983 "2024-09-14T10:51:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![kosmo886](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kosmo886/32/7721_2.png) [@kosmo886](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/kosmo886)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/can-trainerroad-plan-be-optimized-with-data-from-lactate-threshold-and-vo2-max-testing/95983/1 "2024-09-14T10:51:32Z")

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I’m a consistent trainer road user. I’ve recently completed lactate threshold and vo2 max testing in a lab. Has anyone found a way to incorporate this data into their training plan?

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**Author:** ![Mikeferguson1980](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mikeferguson1980/32/3532_2.png) [@Mikeferguson1980](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Mikeferguson1980)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/can-trainerroad-plan-be-optimized-with-data-from-lactate-threshold-and-vo2-max-testing/95983/2 "2024-09-14T13:49:18Z")

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The simple thing you can do is use the lactate threshold to manually update your FTP.

It would be interesting ti compare AI FTP with what you measured.

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**Author:** ![Helvellyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/helvellyn/32/95205_2.png) [@Helvellyn](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Helvellyn)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/can-trainerroad-plan-be-optimized-with-data-from-lactate-threshold-and-vo2-max-testing/95983/3 "2024-09-14T14:02:14Z")

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I suspect if you have 5 different people look at the lactate data you’ll get 5 different FTP estimates from them.

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**Author:** ![BCM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bcm/32/137631_2.png) [@BCM](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/BCM)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/can-trainerroad-plan-be-optimized-with-data-from-lactate-threshold-and-vo2-max-testing/95983/4 "2024-09-14T14:46:29Z")

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Short answer, no not really.

You’ll be better off doing some long form FTP tests to dial in your FTP and getting to feel where threshold is.

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**Author:** ![ZackeryWeimer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/zackeryweimer/32/118962_2.png) [@ZackeryWeimer](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ZackeryWeimer)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/can-trainerroad-plan-be-optimized-with-data-from-lactate-threshold-and-vo2-max-testing/95983/5 "2024-09-16T07:38:53Z")

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I’ve had this kind of testing done in the past – personally, I wasn’t able to do much with the data (besides be able to look at it and think, “neat” 😅 ), but the lactate threshold info could be handy to compare to your FTP assessments you’ve done in the past/will do in the future, as @Mikeferguson1980 mentioned.