09/10/2026
Your training zones are only part of the story. 📊
Most metabolic testing can tell you your VO₂ max, identify your zones, and hand you a report.
But the more important question is:
What should you actually DO with that information?
At Physician Coach, we combine VO₂ max + lactate testing to look deeper at your physiology. We analyze your LT1 and LT2, lactate response, substrate utilization, heart rate, pace or power—and importantly, where those thresholds occur relative to your VO₂ max.
Why does that matter?
Two athletes can have the exact same VO₂ max and need completely different training.
One may have a strong aerobic foundation but need more threshold and high-end aerobic work. Another may have plenty of aerobic capacity sitting there—but needs to build the aerobic efficiency to actually use it.
Then we add the piece that numbers alone can’t answer:
What are you training for?
A marathon. An ultra. A functional fitness competition. Military selection. Your first endurance event. Or simply staying fit, capable, and active for decades.
Your physiology + your goal determines the training priority.
That’s why we don’t want to simply give you zones.
We want you to leave knowing:
Where are you now?
Where is your biggest opportunity?
What should you train to improve it?
Then we re-test and see if the physiology actually changed.
TEST → UNDERSTAND → TRAIN WITH INTENTION → RE-TEST.
Because better data should lead to better training decisions.
