how do you achieve vo2max?

Answer 1

Yes, Good Luck. Thank you for your time.

Answered By: Fares Al-Sagri

1-20-07

Answer 2

By pushing really hard.

Your VO2max is simply a ratio of how much of your inhaled oxygen your body can use per minute. Kinda like if you give a car more gas it goes faster, but dump too much in and the engine stalls. There is only so much fuel it can use at one time.

Your VO2max is close to your anaerobic threshold, which is basically the most amount of power you can produce before going anaerobic, i.e. using more than oxygen to power muscles.

Doing high intensity training with intervals to keep your heart rate maxed out will stress your body in the proper ways to improve your VO2max. With training, your anaerobic threshold will increase and you will be able to pedal harder, faster and farther without getting tired.

Answer 3

The volume of oxygen you can consume while exercising at your maximum capacity. If you get out and pedal as hard as you can you will achieve your v02 max very quickly.

Vo2max is hard to measure but follows very closely your heart rate. That is why people use heart rate monitors. Resting heart rate is an easy measure of fitness. The lower the better

If you train at a pant pace (where it is difficult to hold a conversation but you are not gasping) you will be in the right zone to develop your circulation. This is true for everybody novice to pro.(A pro will be working a lot harder to get to the pant)

If you train more vigorously your body will be delivering lower volumes of more oxygen rich blood which does not work your circulation system anywhere near as well.
By training at the lower rate your body will slowly deliver a greater and greater volume of blood (not as oxygen rich). The advantage is that when you do step up the pace the greater volume of blood will carry much more oxygen. Thus increasing your vo2max.

Of course mixing Aerobic Threshold and Anaerobic Threshold training will give better results. Training near your Hearts maximum rate is dangerous I will only recommend using a trainer/coach to do this. If you go to a trainer with good aerobic fitness you will save heaps of money.(resting heart rate below 50 is a good guide)