Zone 2 vs VO2 Max Training: Who Wins!?

This year in our TriVelo group, we had two insane but very different FTP improvement results in athletes. Athlete A went from 4.1w/kg (300w) to 5.0w/kg (360w) over a 16-week period. Athlete B went from 2.9w/kg (220w) to 3.8w/kg (285w) over a similar period. The difference? One athlete did mostly zone 2 training mixed with a bit of high intensity, the other did purely high-intensity sessions with minimal to no zone 2. So do you really need to do zone 2 training?  There are a lot of factors at play here, and we’re going to discuss them later in the episode. It’s a great case study of what was essentially zone 2 vs VO2 max training. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction01:30 - Gratitude04:00 - TDF Athletes Form11:00 - TDF Strategies15:00 - What Are Jumbo Visma Doing?17:30 - Wout’s Incredible Performance20:00 - Giro Donne21:00 - World Champs Athletes Form22:50 - Gerard’s Recovery Journey26:00 - Racing Out of Form30:00 - Case Study: Zone 2 vs High-Intensity Training37:50 - Do We Need To Be Doing Zone 2 Training?43:45 - Is Zone 2 Training Worthwhile?48:15 - No Shortcuts If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.