How Researchers Define Zones (including zone 2) | #1 ft. Dr. Robert Jacobs

Welcome to the Critical Oxygen Podcast! In this episode Dr. Robert Jacobs and I talk about how we started to work together, why we decided to go into academia, the benefits of proper training, and the physiological training plan. Enjoy! Enjoying these podcasts, subscribe to get notified when new episodes are released. If you have a question or topic you want us to address, leave a comment! Follow Phil on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/criticalo2 Interested in testing, courses, or other long form content check out the critical oxygen website - https://www.criticaloxygen.com OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 – How Dr. Jacobs and I met: the origin story! 9:26 – The podcasts goals 10:05 – Dr. Jacobs background: why researchers choose academia? 15:00 – On optimizing performance 17:48 – Scientific communication is key! 19:06 – Thoughts on altitude training 20:14 – Differences between males and females 23:55 – More podcast goals 25:25 – Sensationalizing science in media 28:27 – Damage plus rest equals improvement 30:48 – Is your psychology ruining your training? 31:50 – How to combat a sedentary lifestyle 34:20 – The definitive zone 2 39:03 – How to determine physiological intensity domains 42:11 – Are there three legitimate thresholds? 45:23 – Are thresholds occurring at the same intensity? No but who cares?! 46:49 – The physiological training plan 49:00 - Outro