๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฑ
Threshold Power is different than VO2max.
VO2max is a measure of your bodyโs maximum aerobic capacity.
Threshold power is the highest intensity you can maintain without rapidly fatiguing and needing to slow down or stop.
Think of VO2max as โthe size of your engineโ, and Threshold Power as โyour highest cruising speedโ. A bigger VO2max means you could go further and faster, but it doesn’t mean you’ll use that capacity effectively; a higher cruising speed means you can travel faster for a sustained period of time.
Both are important, but of the two, threshold power is more actionable, and a more direct and practical predictor of performance.
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ
Threshold Power is a sport-specific metric.
Your running threshold power is unrelated to your cycling or swimming (or rowing) threshold power, even if the numbers appear similar and even though theyโre based on your physiology.
This is because different sports use different muscles and limb movements, have different elastic energy contributions (from your tendons being tensioned and released) and use different power meters.
You should calculate and track threshold power separately for each sport โ don’t mix and match.
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐’๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐?
โ Questions?
๐ Getting Started
๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐: ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ
โฉ What is Threshold Power?
โฉ Identifying your Threshold Power
โฉ Using Threshold Power
โฉ Threshold Power vs VO2max
โฉ What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?