Tag: lactate threshold
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The Lactate Threshold Myth: Why Most Coaches Set Training Zones Wrong
Lactate threshold is treated as a single number in most training plans, when it is actually two distinct physiological transitions. Here is what LT1 and LT2 represent, why the zone between them is commonly misclassified, and why zones need to move as an athlete adapts.
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What VO₂max Can and Can’t Tell You (And Why Coaches Need to Stop Obsessing Over It)
VO₂max tells you the ceiling of an athlete’s aerobic engine. It does not tell you how close to that ceiling they can race, or how efficiently they move. Here’s what coaches are missing.
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Kristian Blummenfelt and the Science Behind the World’s Most Dominant Triathlete
No athlete in triathlon history has held the Olympic, World Triathlon, Ironman, and 70.3 world titles at the same time. Here’s the physiology and training science behind how Kristian Blummenfelt did it.