Practical articles on VO₂ max testing, lactate threshold, resting metabolic rate, sweat rate, force plate testing, movement strategy, athlete profiling and assessment-informed training. Written by the DVOTION Labs team.
VO₂, lactate and endurance physiology
What Is VO₂ Max Testing and Who Is It For? — Endurance, 3 min read. VO₂ max is the maximum volume of oxygen your body can consume and utilise during intense exercise. It is one of the most widely used markers of aerobic fitness — and one
VO₂ Max vs Lactate Threshold: What Actually Matters for Training? — Endurance, 2 min read. Both VO₂ max and lactate threshold are used to describe endurance fitness. They measure different things, serve different purposes in training, and one is often more usef
What Data Should a Runner Actually Use to Train Better? — Running, 2 min read. Running watches now generate more data than a runner can readily act on. Heart rate, pace, power, cadence, training load, VO₂ max estimates — all of it available without
How to Improve Endurance Without Overtraining — Endurance, 4 min read. More training often feels like the most obvious route to better endurance. But endurance adaptation requires the right training stimulus at the right intensity — not simp
Resting metabolic rate and performance nutrition
What Resting Metabolic Rate Testing Measures — Nutrition, 3 min read. A resting metabolic rate test measures the energy your body expends at complete rest. It is one of the few figures in nutrition planning that is measured rather than pred
Preparing for a Resting Metabolic Rate Test — Nutrition, 2 min read. An RMR measurement is only as good as the conditions it was taken under. Preparation is not a formality here — an unprepared measurement produces a number that describes
Force plates, power and monitoring
What Countermovement Jump Testing Shows — Power, 3 min read. A countermovement jump on force plates is one of the most informative tests available for how an athlete produces force. The jump height is the least interesting thing it
Interpreting Left and Right Differences in Force Plate Data — Power, 2 min read. Dual force plates record what each limb contributes separately. A difference between them is a finding, not a fault, and treating it as a fault is the most common error m
How Force Plate Testing Helps Athletes Understand Power Output — Power, 2 min read. Force plates measure how an athlete produces and expresses force. They give objective data that standard strength testing — barbells, machines, jump height estimates — ca
Movement strategy and athlete profiling
Movement Strategy Analysis: Why Movement Screens Are Not Enough — Movement, 2 min read. Movement screens identify what is restricted. Movement Strategy Analysis looks at why — and that difference matters considerably for how training is built and what actual
HYROX Performance Testing: What Should You Measure? — HYROX, 2 min read. HYROX demands a combination of aerobic endurance, muscular endurance, force production and pacing strategy. Testing for HYROX athletes is not one-dimensional — it require
Complete Athlete Profiling: What It Shows and Who It Is For — Assessment, 2 min read. The Complete Athlete Profiling Assessment combines endurance testing, movement strategy analysis and force plate power testing into a single 3-hour session. This article
Why Posture Doesn't Exist — Strategy Does — Movement, 4 min read. Good posture is one of the most commonly given pieces of advice in health and performance. Stand tall. Pull your shoulders back. Engage your core. These instructions have
Systemic Drift: How Injuries Develop Before They're Visible — Movement, 4 min read. Injuries often feel sudden. A movement goes wrong, something gives way, pain appears from nowhere. But in most cases, what felt sudden was the final stage of a process th
What Data-Driven Coaching Actually Means for Athletes — Assessment, 3 min read. "Data-driven coaching" is a phrase used by many coaches and programmes. Used well, it means training built from your specific physiological profile. Used loosely, it mean
How Movement Strategy Analysis Helps Runners — Running, 4 min read. Most running assessments focus on what happens at foot strike — cadence, stride length, pronation, hip extension. Movement Strategy Analysis asks a different question: ho
Performance support
Why Athletes Should Retest Instead of Guessing Progress — Assessment, 2 min read. Training creates physiological change. But without retesting, you cannot know exactly what has changed, whether your training zones are still accurate, or whether the pla
Sports Positive Psychology for Endurance Athletes — Psychology, 2 min read. Endurance training places demands on the mind as much as the body. Long training blocks, accumulated fatigue, comparison with other athletes, race-day pressure and the in
How Confidence Changes Under Fatigue — Psychology, 2 min read. Confidence in training and racing is not fixed. It shifts with fatigue, stress, bad sessions and comparison with others. Understanding how and why confidence changes unde
Why Recovery Is Psychological as Well as Physical — Psychology, 1 min read. Recovery is not just sleep and nutrition. The psychological dimension of recovery — how athletes relate to rest, easy days and unstructured time — shapes how well the bod
Flow State and Focus in Endurance Sport — Psychology, 2 min read. Flow state — the experience of effortless, absorbed, optimal performance — is not random luck. It emerges from specific conditions that athletes can deliberately create.
How Athletes Can Rebuild Confidence After Setbacks — Psychology, 2 min read. Setbacks are part of sport. A bad race, a missed target, an injury, a period of poor form — every athlete experiences them. How athletes process and respond to setbacks s
Positive Psychology for Marathon Runners — Psychology, 2 min read. Marathon training is a long game. A 16 to 20 week build involves hundreds of decisions, dozens of hard sessions, and the inevitable weeks where motivation drops, the body
How to Choose a Running Coach in London — Running, 4 min read. London has more running coaches than ever. The choice can be overwhelming — and the wrong one can mean months of training that moves in the wrong direction. This article
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