VO2 MAX: What Your Lab (and Watch) Aren't Telling You

VO₂max is one of the most hyped numbers in endurance sports. It’s plastered across watch screens, lab reports, and training articles as if it’s the single key to performance. The reality? It’s one piece of a much bigger puzzle—and often a poorly measured one.

In this video, I break down what VO₂max actually is, how it’s tested (and mis-tested), the limits of lab and wearable estimates, when it matters, when it doesn’t, and how to train it if it’s truly holding you back. You’ll also see why chasing VO₂max can be a distraction from the things that actually decide races—durability, threshold, efficiency, and execution.

Whether you’re a cyclist, runner, triathlete, or just a data-driven endurance nerd, this will help you use VO₂max wisely… without letting it run your training.

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0:00 Teddy
0:15 Introducing VO2 Max
2:34 The Measurement Problem
5:27 The Interpretation Problem
8:02 But Can You Improve VO2 Max?
9:53 What are the Benchmarks?
11:07 The Right Way to View VO2 Max

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