The classic Billat protocol involves running on a treadmill for 3 minutes at vVO2 max speed, followed by 3 minutes of light jogging for recovery, repeated until complete exhaustion, and Dr. Billat demonstrated experimentally that 9 weeks of this protocol increases VO2 max and lactate threshold by 3%
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“the first protocol she developed is commonly referred to as the classic Villa protocol and it involves you running on a treadmill for three minutes at your V vo2 Max followed by a three-minute light jog”
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