How to work out a subject's VO2 max...
scousemouse78
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Asked by scousemouse78 - 3 answers - 3 years 29 weeks ago
How to work out a subject's VO2 max...
Does anyone know of a more suitable equation for working out a person's VO2 max ?? I am tearing my hair out here! I seriously am sceptic with the Astrand equation, VO2 Max = (d12 – 505)/45, which has no variable for individual bodyweight or anything. Its determined purely on distance (d12). I do not have access to Douglas bags and gas analysis machines unfortunately, so a simple treadmill test is all i have or an ergometre. Your help would be great.
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Why not consider a test from the 101 performance evaluation tests, for your final sport purpose?
Hi Scouse. If you look in Your Personal Trainer issue 8, you'll find the Bruce Treadmill Test. You might it useful, you still have to do the maths bit, but the formulas and tables are there too. Hope this helps.
Andy
You can refer the equations for metabolic calculations as mentioned in the book Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription published by ACSM.By relating calculated energy expenditure for the effort corresponding to the maximum safe heart rate reached during the test. In this way you can arrive at VO2max in ml/kg//min,in METs by dividing it by persons body weight.
SIMRAN MAHESH