I completed an in lab VO2 Max test and have specific zones that I want to utilize for training. I can’t seem to find a way to update my profile to use that data. Instead, after every workout, the AI summary tells me I’m training in the wrong zone. Surely there is a manual override? Thanks.
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@rogers you can only change your threshold values in your Insights-Training Zones - Threshold.
HR threshold: tweak so your upper Zone 2 is close to whatever your lab report says.
Pace/Power threshold: tweak so your threshold pace/power is close to whatever your lab report says.
If you train using heart rate to guide for aerobic sessions, this should reflect your test results.
If you do your hard sessions above zone 3 by pace/power, then threshold pace/power is what matters. You likely will wont be able to match all zones exactly what your lab results indicate.
As always with Lab reports: please consider that they are snapshots of your physiology at the time of testing in very controlled lab conditions. Training outdoors/indoors, sleep, nutrition, overall life strress, training load previously all affect your day-to-day metrics. You will not always perform at the same level, so I would not personally put too much emphasis or importance on lab test results.
Hope this helps.
Marjaana
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