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@iamholland

What’s the thread about VO2 and Z2, etc. that Nate referenced?

The forum discussion is here:

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There’s not a strong correlation between Z2 work to increased threshold/Vo2/anaerobic capacity in our dataset… . I’m surprised too. There are strong relationships between other combinations: IE VO2Max → Threshold. I think this makes sense when looking at the larger picture. You can’t Z2 your way to incredible VO2 Max power (IE only Z2 and nothing else). But you can build an excellent aerobic foundation that you can then build on by doing some VO2 max work that then increases…