by ExcitableBoy » Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:36 pm
by Ze » Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:54 pm
by ExcitableBoy » Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:14 pm
Ze wrote:I've done a max test a bunch of times (one a month ago). For me the estimates are pretty good...underestimate a little bit, at least when using ones that use actual times. Haven't used a heart rate estimate one.
VO2 max is a relatively poor indicator of endurance conditioning. Good for telling you how much you weigh though.
by Apex » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:46 am
by ExcitableBoy » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:28 pm
knoback wrote:I am a skeptic, but I'm not trying to be a smart-ass, I'd really like to know how you'd make use of the information.
by Ze » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:38 am
ExcitibleBoy wrote:Ze wrote:I've done a max test a bunch of times (one a month ago). For me the estimates are pretty good...underestimate a little bit, at least when using ones that use actual times. Haven't used a heart rate estimate one.
VO2 max is a relatively poor indicator of endurance conditioning. Good for telling you how much you weigh though.
Thanks for the response. I'm actually more interested in VO2 Max as an indicator of ability to perform at altitude as I read on some thread that it was some how important for that. I also attended a slide show by Ed Viestures in which he credited his lung capacity and VO2 Max for his ability to perform well at altitude.
by ExcitableBoy » Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:14 pm
Ze wrote:
Screw VO2 - there should be some indicator like BMI that evaluates your weight to frame ratio. You should be skinny for your height / frame size if you want to perform best at altitude (yes you need a little muscle, but not that much).
by Ze » Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:59 pm
by Vinny » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:23 pm
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