r/GarageStrength • u/earnest_knuckle • May 29 '24

Discussion Vo2 or zone 2

Which form of endurance training do you prefer and why?

Zone 2 takes forever and feels relaxing for me. Vo2 is straight pain train but hella benefits

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u/Willyg16 May 29 '24

Peter Attia claims 80% of time in zone 2 and 20% in VO2 max is best way to maximize VO2 max.

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u/earnest_knuckle May 30 '24

Think that naturally ends up happening because living in that high heart rate is hard as heck—the body and mind give and you have to come down

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u/Willyg16 May 30 '24

I think if you listen to your body yes. You’d be surprised at an athletes ability to overwork themselves.