{"id":17886,"date":"2022-07-15T08:46:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T07:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/?p=17886"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T14:59:08","slug":"track-and-field-running-beyond-vo2max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/article\/track-and-field-running-beyond-vo2max\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the best track and field running coaches look beyond VO2max"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17886\" class=\"elementor elementor-17886\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b73d339 ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"86667\" data-id=\"b73d339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2efe0f9 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"66154\" data-id=\"2efe0f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c1e84 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c1e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\"><b>Are you still using Jack Daniels\u2019 running formula to determine athlete VO2? Are VO2max and anaerobic threshold the only metrics that you test for? Is your high VO2 athlete not winning all races? Then this article gives you the missing piece of the puzzle! Ben Tilus, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/xlr8-performancelab.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\">National and State Champion coach in track and field and XC<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>, shares what new insight skyrocketed his coaching business.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0df5d0 external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0df5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR80622-44.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17887 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Track and field coach Benjamin Tilus XLR8 using INSCYD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR80622-44.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR80622-44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR80622-44-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR80622-44-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR80622-44-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Track and Field coach Ben Tilus using INSCYD<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c348fc8 ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"55752\" data-id=\"c348fc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93234d3 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"94183\" data-id=\"93234d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c924f9d elementor-align-center elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c924f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/iatac.activehosted.com\/f\/112\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download full article in PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b44bb6 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b44bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">I knew something wasn\u2019t adding up when I would get athletes that were training very differently while getting very similar results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4864c1 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4864c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">Here\u2019s an example: early on in my career I coached two athletes at the same high school. One ran up to 70 miles (110 km) a week during his senior season, which is a lot for an 18-year-old. The other one was running maybe three to four days a week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f144d elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68f144d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">The kid only running 3-4 days a week became the first ever to break 9 minutes for 2 miles as a high school male in Iowa (US State). His 70-miles-a-week teammate would go on to do it as well later that season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674a424 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674a424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">How is that possible? Obviously, a \u201cone-size fits all\u201d training plan was not the key to success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb35820 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb35820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">Another example: a 15-year-old lady did her first ever test in my lab and had a VO2max of 71. Another lady I started coaching came in and only had a VO2max of 61, but she\u2019s beating my 71 girl by a minute in a 5k race.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12a812 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f12a812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">How is that possible? The running books regarding the science of training and racing are not adding up! According to the majority of the available coaching literature, VO2 should be the gold standard race performance predictor for increasingly longer events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e171a elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48e171a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">Last example: when I first started testing, I would test for the VO2max and anaerobic threshold. I found that athletes with a higher VO2max would not always be the athletes with a higher threshold. Then I knew: something else is going on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec357b1 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ec357b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_108\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/iatac.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?id=108\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c29e1 tileInSC , flowText elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1c29e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Anaerobic energy<\/span> - VLamax<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50e138 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f50e138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">I found the missing piece when reading cycling and swim research: it\u2019s the anaerobic energy contribution that we are not paying attention to. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af8da1 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6af8da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">A combination of the aerobic and anaerobic energy system together determine your runner\u2019s threshold, race performance and training zones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60acb2d elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60acb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">Here\u2019s how big the effect of the anaerobic energy system is on an 800m and 5k run performance:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f60ea0 tileInSC , flowText elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f60ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two athletes with <span>the same VO2max<\/span> \u2013 <span>800m time<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ace72c external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ace72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-800m-1024x180.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17890 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Table 800m running different VLamax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-800m-1024x180.png 1024w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-800m-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-800m-768x135.png 768w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-800m-1536x270.png 1536w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-800m.png 1581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5605a42 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5605a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">This 800m example shows that the athlete with a higher anaerobic power is 5 seconds faster, even though VO2max is exactly the same. It&#8217;s important to note that athletes with a higher anaerobic power are not always faster in a 800m race, since the results depend on the combination of VO2max and anaerobic power. More about that in the next blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/iatac.activehosted.com\/f\/108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to get a notification<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf577c tileInSC , flowText elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf577c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two athletes with <span>the same VO2max<\/span> \u2013 <span>5000m time<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc5a27 external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cc5a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-5000m-1024x180.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17891 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Table 5000m running different VLamax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-5000m-1024x180.png 1024w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-5000m-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-5000m-768x135.png 768w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-5000m-1536x270.png 1536w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Table-5000m.png 1582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f4113 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f4113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">This 5000m example shows that anaerobic power has a big impact, even on long-distance races. Contrary to the 800m example, a high anaerobic power seems to have a negative effect on the 5k race performance. Learn why:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14ceefd ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"30262\" data-id=\"14ceefd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-949d4aa elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"84369\" data-id=\"949d4aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896cd5b tileInSC , flowText elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"896cd5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is it possible that <span>a better anaerobic energy system can cause poorer performance?<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfc302 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bfc302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">The anaerobic energy system \u2013 or better: glycolytic energy system \u2013 produces:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f33bbb elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f33bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n \t<li>Energy by using glucose<\/li>\n \t<li>Fuel for the aerobic energy system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21ee05 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21ee05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">Every time it produces energy, it also produces fuel for the aerobic energy system. This fuel is called lactate (hence <a href=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/article\/vlamax1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\">VLamax<\/span><\/a>, the anaerobic brother of VO2max, with: V = volume ; La = lactate ; max = maximum production).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d40ea elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d40ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">When the anaerobic energy system is super active, it can produce more fuel than the aerobic energy system is able to use. The fuel (lactate) will accumulate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7649f17 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7649f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">While that itself is not a problem, the side effects will eventually cause fatigue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a184a elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3a184a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">That\u2019s why a highly developed anaerobic energy system can make your athlete run slower. Even though it\u2019s a system that produces energy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a87d032 ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"66141\" data-id=\"a87d032\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1687988 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"98173\" data-id=\"1687988\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1983475 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1983475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">We&#8217;ve now learned that the ideal anaerobic power depends on the distance an athlete needs to run and the VO2max. Learn how to know your runner\u2019s ideal anaerobic power and how to train for it by filling in the form below. You\u2019ll get: free exclusive training tips, access to the track and field whitepaper and access to limited spots in an upcoming webinar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b603565 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b603565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_108\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/iatac.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?id=108\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8f745 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5f8f745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cA highly developed anaerobic power is useless in races over a minute in length if the aerobic engine can't deal with it.\u201d <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17892 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Benjamin Tilus INSCYD coach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Ben Tilus<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">National and State Champion coach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0dbef6 tileInSC , flowText elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0dbef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to <span>measure anaerobic energy - VLamax<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ab6cf elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5ab6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">At first, I was under the assumption that anaerobic energy was not measurable. But then I stumbled across INSCYD. INSCYD turns out to be the only validated tool that can measure anaerobic power.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfdd9d elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bfdd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">It can do so via a simple lactate field test or even via a remote GPS-only test. When you already have a VO2 analyzer, you can add this data as well, but it\u2019s not necessary. (<a href=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/article\/inscyd-test-protocol-results-cost-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\">Learn more about the INSCYD test via this link<\/span><\/a>).<i><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b40418 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b40418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">I knew anaerobic power was the missing piece to get the data I was looking for. So I did a few INSCYD tests and I was able to compare the test results with actual race data. By not looking at VO2max only, but combining it with anaerobic power, it predicted race performance with almost 100% accuracy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0380660 tileInSC , flowText elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0380660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Results<\/span> in Track and Field, and XC running<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58fb10 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a58fb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">After starting with INSCYD, it was like a snowball effect. We went from having 20 runners in the program winning about 30 medals last year at the State Meet (Iowa). This year our athletes won 160 medals with 23 champions, 29 Runners-Up (2<sup>nd<\/sup>) and 22 third place finishes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476fe8c elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476fe8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">In the upcoming article we\u2019ll talk more about the practical application. From <i>how to<\/i> understand whether your runner should improve or hamper the anaerobic energy system, to <i>how to<\/i> actually do that in training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f430cf7 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f430cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\">Leave your email to get those free exclusive training tips, access to the track and field whitepaper and access to limited spots in an upcoming webinar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a78e4 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c4a78e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_108\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/iatac.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?id=108\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bfe4ed ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"72660\" data-id=\"1bfe4ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aa90ca elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-eae-slider=\"22545\" data-id=\"1aa90ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29282d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c29282d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-17892 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Benjamin Tilus INSCYD coach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inscyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BenTilusXLR8Headshots0622-9-square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><span class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Benjamin Tilus<\/span><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Coach Ben Tilus is an elite performance coach and data analyst who has helped runners of all distances achieve maximum results through individual testing and optimized training since starting coaching in 2008. In 2020 he founded XLR8 Performance Lab and began testing and assisting approximately one dozen athletes over the first 6 months of the business. Today he serves over 200 athletes, primarily working alongside high school athletes and their families to accomplish their goals! 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