100 - Bjorn Kafka of Aerotune

Endurance Innovation

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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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