Peak Centre For Human Performance

So i’m a bit of a nerd. Yes, yes, it’s true. So when a friend of mine told me about the VO2max, lactate threshold, CHO/​fat etc assessment you can get done at Peak Center i was in!
Actually I was also about to sign up for the training program (doing my first ultra in Oct) until i saw the price. EGADS!
But these guys were great, very thorough and didn’t make fun of the drool coming out of my mouth during the assessment (SEXY!). The assessment was about an hour and then i had a de-​brief a week later for about 1.5h. Did i mention they were VERY thorough?
Considering I wasn’t paying for a training program, I got lots of great insights into what kinds of training I should focus on, nutrition etc.
The only reason i’m not giving them 5 stars is because of the price. I know I know, we are talking science here. But unfortunately the price point makes it really hard for many to invest in this kind of personal information. Also, getting one assessment doesn’t really cut it… if you are buying into it, you kinda want to see if you improve over time… which means more assessments.
So i find this type of thing really geared more towards high-​level/​professional athletes or people with disposable income. For me it was worth figuring out my baseline to focus my training, but for many fellow runners i know, this just isn’t possible.

This the only place in vancouver that I know of where you can go and get your maximal VO2 and lactate threshold tested. Either as a rower, runner or cyclist. They push you to your limit for 20 minutes and give you more data than you can shake a stick at. best of all, they tell you exactly whats going on inside your body and don’t just guess from a graph out of a book!

The most scientifically-​based training in the city.