Fitness assessment report

I got my fitness assessment report back the other day. I was kinda hoping it would say I have huge untapped potential but unfortunately it pretty much states that I’m a pretty average athlete. Sad trombone for me I guess. Now I have to work on changing my average numbers into above average. Oh, another not-so-good item that came up during my fitness assessment: apparently my lactic acid levels take longer than normal to return to regular levels after I hit my lactic threshold. That means it takes my body longer than normal to recover once I've hit max efforts. That sucks :(

Here are some of the specifics from the report:

My body fat is in the “Athlete” range of 5-13%. My Body Mass Index is right in the meaty part of the “Normal” range (18.5-24.9). My required daily calories are around 2300. My resting heart rate is 80 bpm.

My threshold power on the bike is “Average”. I’m just a little below “Good” though, so that’s something I can easily work my way into. My peak power on the bike is “Good”, which should help in my training to bring my overall threshold power into the “Good” range. For my goal of going “faster” its recommended that I incorporate short, maximal intervals (1-2 minutes) into my overall training schedule to improve my tolerance for high intensity efforts and to train my body to more effectively handle processing the by-products of this intensity. In other words: hard painful efforts. Bring it! :)