Collecting the data is an important part of the process.
Two simple tests can help you establish your training needs and progress to date.
the first looks to gather some data at rest, with spirometry employed to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide flow to and from the body.
The protocol is to simply find a consistently stable data sample while at rest in order to ascertain the ratios of the two gasses being required by the body.
The data resembles the illustration below
The aim being to establish the primary source of fuel utilised by the body at rest and the number of calories required for the resting body.
Next comes the exercise test.
A maximal test is not required as we are only looking to find the 'Threshold' here, the tipping point if you will, when the body turns to carbohydrate as a primary source of fuel and starts to rapidly accumulate lactate. You are probably familiar with that burning feeling...
The data collected shows the changes being demonstrated in the gaseous exchange measured.
The data are then analysed and the Zones created, progress measured and a further plan formulated.
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