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Show Notes
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- 3:00 meet Bjorn Kafka of Aerotune
- 17:15 defining VO2max and the necessary context of efficiency
- 25:30 defining VLAmax
- 29:45 manipulating VO2max and VLAmax to elicit desired race fitness
- Where am I now in terms of VO2 and VLA, then where do I need to go?
- For long-course triathlon, you want maximal VO2max and low (but not too low) VLAmax
- Avoid low-carb training except in very specific situations
- 37:30 the Aeorune metabolic Power Test
- 41:15 the importance of knowing body composition
- 42:30 Power Test outputs
- 44:45 estimating optimal training load based on VO2max
- 50:00 tying metabolic testing into aerodynamic testing
- 53:45 designing training for road racing or MTB
- 56:00 training prescriptions based on VO2max & VLAmax
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