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Dada on January 12, 2022 at 7:19 am · in reply to: Poor Vo2 Max, damaged ego #61990

Did you do the VO2MAX testing fasted? Doing VO2max fasted, can cause you to not reach your full potential in those tests.

My Garmin value where pretty in line with Garmin values.

To be honest, VO2MAX training caused my best performance at ski mountaineering at altitudes of 4000m.

[Dada]

Dada on January 9, 2022 at 3:58 pm · in reply to: HIT Zone 4 – my HR is high and pace is decelerating… #61819

One more thing which caught my attention: for VO2max intervals one should aim at maximizing the time @ intensity. So, I would cut the rest interval in half (90s) to keep the HR elevated and to reach VO2MAX intensities faster and longer.

Cheers
Dada

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Dada on January 9, 2022 at 3:49 pm · in reply to: ADS and skinning #61818

Normally, it takes 2-3 tours for your body to adopt to ski touring at the beginning of the season. Afterwards, your HR should settle in. And the AeT could be different for different activities.

Cheers
Dada

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Dada on January 9, 2022 at 7:11 am · in reply to: HIT Zone 4 – my HR is high and pace is decelerating… #61805

Viel Spaß & Erfolg!

Maybe one more thing: I plan my type of training in blocks from non-specific to very specific. That is why I start with VO2MAX (Z4) and then progress to Z3 and then to Z1/2 training just prior my ski traverses. It worked perfectly for Berner Oberland Traverse.

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Dada on January 9, 2022 at 3:35 am · in reply to: High lactate level at low heart rate #61795

Athletes with a high share of FT fibers show also very high lactate levels at the beginning. That is why I need to warm up very slowly for 30 minutes otherwise my lactate levels go through the roof from the beginning and I can’t recover from that.

Cheers
Dada

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Dada on January 9, 2022 at 3:31 am · in reply to: HIT Zone 4 – my HR is high and pace is decelerating… #61794

Hm general comment: I can bearly fit in two intensive workouts per week. Are you handling this intensity well?

When your pace reduces later in the 3 minutes, is your HR dropping as well? If not, you are fine. Z4 is about stressing your cardio vascular system. And the steeper your runs are the more specific for ski mountaineering.

Cheers
Dada

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Dada on December 13, 2021 at 4:27 pm · in reply to: Difficulty with Uphill Intensity #60750

Here you go:

VLamax: Elite Coaches Secret Weapon

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Dada on December 13, 2021 at 4:26 pm · in reply to: Difficulty with Uphill Intensity #60749

Hi,

I think your VO2max and your Vlamax are deficient for the short events:

FTP, VO2max and VLaMax: what triathletes need to know with Sebastian Weber | EP#169

(I post another link in the next post).

Dada

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Dada on December 13, 2021 at 12:11 pm · in reply to: Difficulty with Uphill Intensity #60727

Hi,

May I ask some clarifying questions:

– how long are your events/races?
– do you see regressing in all types of your activities (longer vs shorter)?
– how do your macrocycles look like?
– how do you normally train?

I have an idea what could be the problem but need more info for that.

Dada

[Dada]

Dada on December 13, 2021 at 11:59 am · in reply to: Zone 2 definition Inigo San Millan #60725

Thx Eddie!

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Dada on December 13, 2021 at 11:58 am · in reply to: How to add ME when not training for a goal? #60724

Scott Semple once suggested to cut the volume of week 12 (or whatever level you want to maintain) by 50% to keep the form.

[Dada]

Dada on December 5, 2021 at 4:32 pm · in reply to: How to “count” downhill skiing? #60291

Following

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Dada on November 29, 2021 at 10:48 am · in reply to: Aerobic threshold estimation based on HRV #60032

Hi,

There is a new app on Android called FatMaxxer which provides you with real time rolling Alpha1 values during training. I ordered a Polar H10 and will try this. The only problem I see is that the 0.75 = AeT are just tested for running and cycling so far.

I’ll keep you posted on this.

Dada

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Dada on November 29, 2021 at 10:14 am · in reply to: Fatmax vs AeT #60028

Here you go: https://uphillathlete.com/podcast-metabolic-testing-judd-van-sickle-aerobic-deficiency/

[Dada]

Dada on November 18, 2021 at 4:18 am · in reply to: Training Polarisation Concept #59489

I train polarized in the early phase of prep. It works awesome and I apply it with great success. I go from least specific to most specific so this is how I setup my progression:

1. VO2MAX improvement with highly polarized training (90% below AeT, 10% above AnT)
2. Decreasing maximum production rate of lactate (Vlamax) through muscular endurance and highly polarized training (90% below AeT and 10% between AeT & AnT)
3. Increase speed below AeT by training solely in our UA-defined Z1&2 (below AeT)

That was my best season so far.

Cheers
Dada