With devices like the Tymewear chest strap and newer Garmin units making respiratory data so accessible, a lot of us are now tracking ventilation to dial in our training. It’s arguably the most accurate way to find true Zone 2 and pinpoint metabolic thresholds without living in a lab.
But right now, TrainingPeaks doesn't have a native way to put this data to work. It would be huge if the TP team could implement three things:
* Ventilation Metrics in Charts: The ability to import and overlay Respiratory Rate and Minute Ventilation (Ve) directly on our workout charts alongside Power and HR.
* VT1 and VT2 Threshold Inputs: Add dedicated fields in Athlete Settings to log VT1 (First Ventilatory Threshold) and VT2. Just like we do for FTP or LTHR, we need a way to track these changes over time.
* Ventilation Zones: Let us build custom zones based on those VT1/VT2 inputs. Power and HR can decouple during long endurance sessions, but your breathing is a direct physiological marker of the strain your body is actually under in real time during workout.
Adding this would complete the trifecta of endurance data: mechanical (Power), cardiovascular (HR), and physiological (Ventilation).
If you're using respiratory data to pace your efforts or just want a more accurate way to nail your base training, please give this an upvote!