Episode Details

Q&A #107 - Muscle Oxygen Saturation (SmO2) applications in endurance training

• What is oxygen saturation and how can it be measured? 
• Potential use cases of oxygen saturation for triathletes and other endurance athletes
• SmO2 devices: Moxy and Humon
• Recommendations: who (if anybody) might benefit from using SmO2 in their training 

  LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Muscle Oxygen Saturation (SmO2) with Roger Schmitz | EP#85
• Humon
• Validation of a novel wearable, wireless technology to estimate oxygen levels and lactate threshold power in the exercising muscle (Farzam 2018)
• Moxy
• Validity and reliability of the Moxy oxygen monitor during incremental cycling exercise (Crum 2017)
• Muscle Oxygenation Applications to Endurance Training - case report by Dr. Christopher Myers

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