Peter Attia, MD On Becoming a Centenarian Decathlete, Metabolic Health & All Things Zone 2
The Rich Roll Podcast
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Zone 2 Training
- In endurance sports, a key differentiator is an athlete's Zone 2 threshold.
- Zone 2 is where lactate production and clearance are balanced (lactate below 2 mmol/L).
- This allows for sustained effort without accumulating lactate, a crucial factor in long-duration performance, like Kipchoge's marathon record.
- While VO2 max gets attention, Zone 2 maximum is more critical, representing the highest power output maintainable with balanced lactate.
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