The Three Major Physiological Factors that Predict Elite Endurance Performance

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Elite level endurance performance is thought to be dictated by a combination of an athlete’s VO2max, metabolic threshold, and efficiency/economy. This combination results… Read more
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VO2max: A Brief History

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In the early 1920’s researchers identified that there was a limited amount of oxygen that the body could uptake and consume. Coined VO2max, this measurement is now a mainstay in the evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness for both health and performance. Read more
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Physiology of Maximal Oxygen Consumption

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Maximal oxygen capacity (VO2max) describes the bodies’ ability to maximally uptake oxygen from the atmosphere, and utilize it in the skeletal muscle mitochondria during intense full-body exercise. VO2max is considered the gold-standard for measuring cardiopulmonary function. Read more
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The Importance of Sport Specific Maximal Oxygen Testing

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Introduction. One of the most significantly limiting aspects of measuring maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) testing is that, until very recently, it had to be… Read more
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How to Measure Maximal Oxygen Consumption

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Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) describes the bodies’ ability to uptake and utilization oxygen during intense/maximal full-body exercise. Measuring VO2max is critical to understanding one’s… Read more
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What is the best way to train VO2max?

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Introduction After determining VO2max, the next step is to create a training plan to improve VO2max and other aspects of fitness, (i.e. efficiency… Read more

Case Study – Interpretation of VO2max Test

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In the last blog posts the physiology and proper testing protocols for maximal oxygen consumption have been discussed. The purpose of this post is… Read more
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How to Measure Exercise Efficiency

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In this article, the first in our Advanced Series, we will be examining one method of accurately measuring exercise efficiency and economy. Read more
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One Test to determine Efficiency, Thresholds, and VO2max

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Introduction. The three major predictors of endurance performance are maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), fatigue thresholds (e.g., ventilatory and/or critical power), and efficiency or economy… Read more
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