Protocol for ventilatory threshold determination test

Our test is maximal and stepwise, starting with a 3-minute warm-up at 50 watts, then ramping up to 100 watts with 20 watt increments every 80 seconds until exhaustion. You can download this protocol for Zwift at the following link. To load it in your Zwift session, you must access in your computer to Documents/Zwift/Workouts/###### …

Protocolo para test de determinación de umbrales ventilatorios

Nuestro test es de carácter maximal y escalonado, comienza con un calentamiento de 3 minutos a 50 watts, para luego subir a 100 watts con incrementos de 20 watts cada 80 segundos hasta el agotamiento. Puedes descargar este protocolo para Zwift en el siguiente link. Download Para cargarlo en tu sesión de Zwift, deben acceder …

[Whitepaper] Assessment of ventilatory thresholds for zone training: Can they be obtained outside the laboratory?

Do you want to know what options exist to assess ventilatory thresholds and how you could do it on your own? In the whitepaper “Assessment of ventilatory thresholds for zone training: Can they be obtained outside the laboratory?” our Sports Specialist, Consuelo Soto, explains the benefits of zone training, how professionals do it and how …

Does it make any difference how you train?

This recent systematic review evaluated the use of different training methodologies, considering training intensity distribution (TID) as the key factor to optimising performance in middle and long-distance runners. The study included 20 articles and determined that the literature recognizes 3 predominant types of TID, which can be subdivided into polarized, pyramidal and threshold models. The …

Did you know that all people who train based on their thresholds increase their VO2max?

Among the components of the exercise prescription, intensity is arguably the most important. If the intensity is too low, there may be no effect after training and if the intensity is too high it can lead to overtraining. The traditional way of prescribing exercise has been based on percentages of heart rate reserve (HRR) or …

¿Sabías que todas las personas que entrenan en base a sus umbrales aumentan su VO2max?

Dentro de los componentes de la prescripción de ejercicio, la intensidad es posiblemente el más importante. Si la intensidad es muy baja, podría no haber efecto después del entrenamiento y si la intensidad es muy alta podemos llevar al sobre entrenamiento. La forma tradicional de prescribir ejercicio ha sido en base a porcentajes de la …