
Talking Metabolic Testing with Director of Sports Performance at UC Davis, Judd Van Sickle
Uphill Athlete Podcast
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What Is a Maximum Test?
A maxi two test is panon what it sounds like it's a maximal test. You're taking yourself from relatively easy a t a maximal effort. According to literature, you kind of want to get this done in ten to 16 or so minutes. By their nature, those are not steady state. A changes. So if i ramped you to something and hold you there for one minute, your metablism doesn't quite catch up to that. If i'm trying to get a base line of matabolic efficiency, i need to do that test fast it. And if i'm fasted, i'm not going to give my best maximal effort. It'll feel maximal, but
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