Tuesday, May 5, 2009

VO2 Max??

On the Wattage Google group I subscribe to they found this nifty calculator to figure out your VO2 max from your 5 minute best power.

VO2 max= 1.8*((P5min*6.12/Kg)+3.5)+3.5

Have fun with it!! I wont divulge mine because honestly if its right...I might as well quit racing AND I am so glad I never had a lab done VO2max test done. I am NOT saying its inaccurate at all. My point is just racing is about more than just numbers....haha...did I just say that out loud? Whoo hooo.

Ray
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5 comments:

  1. JimMay 5, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    If that IS the case, why do you analyze numbers so much??
    I think we should take away ALL your measuring devices so you can just ride!

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  2. JimMay 5, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Okay, I did mine and if I understand the formula correctly, I am at 53.7. Now, tell us yours!!!

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  3. Ohio Endurance TrainerMay 6, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Funny you bring this up. I just had a chest x-ray done yesterday. (Yeah, no pneumonia!) The radiologist said I have some of the largest lungs she's ever seen. She said I should get the lab VO2 Max test.

    This is nice to know, but does me no good when I'm getting dropped by the pack! :)

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  4. Ohio Endurance TrainerMay 7, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Wouldn't it be nice to be on this list...even at the bottom...VO2 Max Records:

    http://fitness.testing.8m.com/vo2max-test.htm

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  5. Ray HuangMay 7, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    JC-great link. Thanks!! Understand that Andrew Coggan has proposed that the equation is wrong and it should read: VO2 max= 1.8*(P5min*6.12/Kg)+3.5 which Basicaly lowers everyones original numbers by 6.3. After a hard 5 min effort today using my current weight mine is (Jim??) 62.43 today.

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