Just got V02Max tested

Just got my V02Max tested.

Got a 60. Aerobic LT was 75% and anaerobic LT was 95%.

I was told by the folks at the lab that these numbers were pretty good for a woman (getting a more detailed run-through of the numbers later this week), especially my Lactate Threshold numbers.

Does anyone have any insight into these numbers? Any thoughts?

I always wanted to get this tested for me. It seemed really interesting and something cool to know about myself.

Can someone explain to me what it exactly is though? Just for some more info. =) I know the basics, I think.

I flunked my VO2 Max test. I thought it was supposed to be multiple choice.

Hi Francois sounds like you have a good understanding of this stuff,maybe you can anwser some questions,Had VO2 max test months ago and do not know what all this means,resting HR 66 (high because i walked to the test, 60 or lower during the day is normal)Resting Lactate 1.5(mmol/L) Maximal Oxygen Consumption 5.37(L/min) 50.9(ML/Kg/Min) Max Work 450 watts Maximal Lactate 2min.post:7.7mmol max heart rate 190bpm Lactate threshold (LT) Velocity (80rpm):290 Watts %of heart rate max:88% Heart rate at LT:167 My Max HR is really around 213 i just wanted to do a good sitting Time trial effort and was tired going into test. I have know idea of how to feel about these numbers,i can TT at 180 BPM but i think that i might train to hard,if thats is possible,Any help with this would be appreciated.Randall

Thanks Francois Forgot to mention, Bike test told them i would use around 90 rpm but bike had real short cranks and i am used to 180mm/177.5mms so my Rpms were around 100/110 real fast for me they drew blood every two minutes till last few minutes then every minute.If i look at the chart they gave me the Maximal oxygen Consumption (VO2 max) at 5.37(L/Min0 puts me in the elite group, the relative Vo2 max 50.9 puts me in the Trained group. Thanks Randall

Not Francois but have a bit of an understanding. The most important thing to me during an incremental test is %Max HR at lactate threshold (the “second turnpoint”) and power at this level. Reason: A couple of studies have shown that your %MHR at lactate threshold stays the same during the season but your power or speed for running will hopefully increase. The best way to measure performance is just that, a performance. Do 30’ and 60’ TTs. For a 30’ TT you should be able to hold 90% of MHR and for 60’ about 85%.

hope that helps a bit.

andrew

Hi Francois sounds like you have a good understanding of this stuff,maybe you can anwser some questions,Had VO2 max test months ago and do not know what all this means,resting HR 66 (high because i walked to the test, 60 or lower during the day is normal)Resting Lactate 1.5(mmol/L) Maximal Oxygen Consumption 5.37(L/min) 50.9(ML/Kg/Min) Max Work 450 watts Maximal Lactate 2min.post:7.7mmol max heart rate 190bpm Lactate threshold (LT) Velocity (80rpm):290 Watts %of heart rate max:88% Heart rate at LT:167 My Max HR is really around 213 i just wanted to do a good sitting Time trial effort and was tired going into test. I have know idea of how to feel about these numbers,i can TT at 180 BPM but i think that i might train to hard,if thats is possible,Any help with this would be appreciated.Randall

Francois-- I got tested a month ago-- what they told me, is that another way of estimating lactic treshold is by looking at the point where RQ passes 1,00.(0.99-1.01) This seems to correlate perfectly with my actual performance ability. A trad. lactate test (4mmol as guidance) I had done a little earlier, underestimates my actual LT by about 10bpm. Do you have any experience with this 1.00RQ ‘threshold’?

Going back to the ‘LT at 95% of maxHR is too high’-- it may be that during the test, you did not reach full max. As such, they would have used your test-date max to estimate %, thus giving the arbitrarily high %estimate. Its happened to me-- for some reason as yet undefined, my HRmax was 10bpm lower on given test day than it usually is. If I used that HRmax to calculate my LT, I would also get an estimate of 95%HRmax, but I know it is lower. Could this be the case?

Brent F – nice site. I wish I could reach those numbers! My VO2 is about the same as the guy’s, and he was nice enough to do all the calculations/inputs for me. I see you on the ‘this of course assumes a lot of training’ and raise you ‘as well as some pixie dust’.

Z

Francois-- on that note, V02 varying between disciplines, have you found that you get a different reading depending on how much time/training volume you have spent on the particular discipline before the test, or are your VO2 values for biking/running always the same span apart? Ie, if you spent most of your time on running, and neglected biking for a while, do you think those numbers would reverse?

Ziva