Kind of a weird question… I’ll typically need a second to catch my breath after going up a flight of stars… Like one level. I believe it was mentioned in the podcast before that it’s normal and not concerning. I am really just looking for a logical explanation as to why this happens. I thought mayb…

Good question, will watch with interest. People have commented for as long as I can remember about why I puff after a single flight of stairs when am a fairly fit guy.

Because you just walked up a 35 degree hill pretty quickly?

Yea I forgot to mention how we, as well trained individuals, apparently do this more than your average person. I know I get made fun of at work when I’m out of breath talking to friends after going up stairs.

So of course the effort may be anaerobic but why am I needing to catch my breath but my colleagues aren’t?

Everyone has a different stair climbing threshold

FSTP: Functional Stair Threshold Power™ :joy: We need a test protocol for this.

Your colleagues probably walk up the stairs slower than you. Or at least they slow down as soon as some sort of discomfort hits, while you keep pushing through. Or maybe you’re holding your breath? Or maybe your colleagues are just fitter than you :smile:

There’s a podcast episode for this, I just can’t remember which one.

I want to say it was fairly recently but I can’t recall which one

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Is there a conclusive answer to why I need to catch my breath after going up the stairs?

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