Hello TR crew! Just got done listening to episode 194 while hitting some cumberland. I recently had the chance to do some research as well as to perform some metabolic testing and thought I would share some resources, articles and insight into the process and how it can potentially help everyone. …

Almost forgot some icing on the cake…take a look how you can also figure out your nutrition for long course events such as Ironman using the software. interested in your thoughts guys. @Jonathan @Nate_Pearson @chad

Some good info in this thread and in episode 189 on fractional utilization (the concept of FTP as it relates to VO2max that you mention above) [image] Fractional Utilization of VO2 Max Training In podcast #189 Chad discusses fractional utilization to try and help to deter…

[image] mtstanek: Is metabolic testing necessary for every athlete? no, of course not but neither are power meters, HR monitors and the list goes on Not sure your comparison is correct. Power meters are a direct training method that is used to structure your entire training season and critica…

Missed the point on that one. The point was that if you enjoy power, HR and other data, metabolic testing is some interesting data to have.

My 2 cents: For those of us not professional athletes, much of this metabolic testing is not super useful. It is of course very interesting, but applying it to our own training and non-pro goals won’t (necessarily) improve your performance. I started riding in 2012, after 16yr hiatus from enduran…

@Oblewis If someone was to go as far as to train with power but also use something like trainer road to have structured training and workouts they are obviously doing it for a reason. If not, you would just go out for leisure rides and not look at any data. I would disagree with the statement that…

Fair point, I didn’t mean to say our goals are not important. How we feel about them is passionate and you’re right , of great value to ourselves personally. No wins, but the journey is super rewarding :slight_smile:

There is a new Fast Talk podcast just aired on VLAmax if you are interested. It’s certainly added a additional piece to the already confusing puzzle for me.

Agreed, that podcast explained so much. I will be taking VLaMax and V4 measurements after my TR blocks in addition to using the ramp test. Watching my VLaMax shift with different stimuli is going to be very interesting :nerd_face: I can’t stop reading research papers about lactate and testing proced…

Metabolics - episode 194

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wfenwick January 26, 2019, 12:16am 3

Some good info in this thread and in episode 189 on fractional utilization (the concept of FTP as it relates to VO2max that you mention above)

Topic		Replies	Views
Metabolic (VO2max, Threshold, Efficiency, etc.) Testing for Cyclists/Triathletes Training	16	1884	January 17, 2019
Conclusions knowing Lactate Rate / VLaMax Training	35	9488	February 22, 2019
Fractional Utilization of VO2 Max Training	29	10238	September 25, 2022
Help me make sense of my recent VO2 & Lactate results Training	20	4120	June 21, 2020
My INSCYD report Training choosing-a-plan	300	31313	April 4, 2023

Metabolics - episode 194

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