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How Much Fitness Did I Actually Lose? | VO2 Max + Lactate Test
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How Much Fitness Did I Actually Lose? | VO2 Max + Lactate Test
Phily Bowden›
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About an hour before I filmed this, I was about to find out something I'd been desperate and terrified to know in equal measure: how much fitness did I actually lose?
Last September I picked up an injury right on the cusp of the best training block of my career, heading into Chicago Marathon. Three months of no running, no cross training, just rehab. Since late January I've been gradually building back up, but I've had no real idea where I actually stand... until now.
I sat down with George for a full lab test, covering lactate threshold, running economy and VO2 max, the three numbers that tell you everything about where your fitness really is.
In this video:
What VO2 max, LT1 and LT2 actually mean, explained simply
My results and how they compare to before the injury
Why my running economy barely changed despite months off
Where the real work needs to happen now
What this means for my marathon build going forward
Huge thanks to George and the St Mary's University team for the testing and to Dan for helping me make sense of what these numbers mean for marathon performance. Give his podcast a listen: podcasts.apple.com/th/podcast/the-physiology-of-endurance-running-podcast/id1643125075
Next week I'm turning all of this into something you can actually use, three ways to find your own training zones, from "never been near a lab in my life" to fully tested. .
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