Today I did my third physiological testing session at Portland PACE with Sean Coster. We went through the full shibang! VO2 max, lactate and body composition. The test went really well and I am happy with where I am at right now.
In November, after a month of free riding and holiday my VO2 was 69 ml/kg/min at 149 lbs (Absolute: 4.68 L/min). Since then I did some longer zone 2 rides in November, starting with tempo and lactate work in December. During this first seven weeks I also went back to the gym for the first time in four years. It didn’t take long for the muscular activation to return, although at sets of 15-20 reps, I only ever got up to half the weight I used to push (4-6reps) in 2005. In January I started some intense training as discussed last post, I realized great gains and feel good going into camp and the first couple of races. In March, I look forward to honing my ability at VO2 max and powering up my sprint as the season begins in earnest come April. Here is a look at my lab testing results over the past five years. Recently I have found that my power is higher on the road than on the trainer, so as always, labs results are lab results and ultimately they do a great job at showing progress.
Thanks to everyone at Portland Pace for supporting me during my 2011 preparations, especially Sean, Darren and Dave.
| DATE | VO2 MAX | KG | Absolute | Anaerbic Threshold | ANT watts/kg | Lactate Threshold | LT watts/kg |
| May 2004 | 55 | 74 | 4.08 | 260 | 3.5 | | 0.0 |
| October 2004 | 60 | 72 | 4.33 | 300 | 4.2 | | 0.0 |
| May 2005 | 57 | 78 | 4.39 | 260 | 3.4 | | 0.0 |
| November 2008 | 72 | 71 | 5.14 | 355 | 5.0 | | 0.0 |
| November 2010 | 69 | 68 | 4.68 | 350 | 5.2 | 310 | 4.6 |
| February 2011 | 72 | 67 | 4.78 | 360 | 5.4 | 325 | 4.9 |
| Heart Rate | 184 | | | 171 | | 166 | |
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