Category: VO2 Max

You know the feeling. The mid-afternoon mental haze. The struggle to focus after lunch. The sense that your thoughts are...

For decades, VO2 Max was viewed as an athletic metric, relevant to runners, cyclists, and endurance athletes chasing performance. That...

You do not need a sports lab to get a useful estimate of your aerobic fitness. A VO2 max test...

  Elite athlete VO2 max values represent the outer limits of human aerobic capacity — numbers that show what is...

A VO2 Max lab test – formally known as a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) – is the traditional gold standard...

If you own a smartwatch, you probably have a VO2 Max number on your wrist right now. Apple Watch, Garmin,...

  Your cycling VO2 max is one of the most important performance metrics you can measure as a rider. It...

Swimming places unique demands on the aerobic system that make VO2 Max for swimmers fundamentally different from land-based sports. Restricted...

If your VO2 max has plateaued despite consistent training, the problem is almost certainly not effort — it is approach....

  VO2 max nutrition is one of the most overlooked factors in aerobic performance. Training drives VO2 max improvement, but...