Most elite athletes will have VO2 max values well over 60ml/kg/min, this number alone is not a guarantee of elite performance. A high VO2 max may indicate an athlete's potential for excellent aerobic endurance, but many other factors can determine the winner of a particular race. - co u mna plati
z hladiska fyziológie sa jedná o aeróbnu kapacitu, čiže schoponosť využiť, čo najväčší podiel VO2 max a udáva sa v percentách, čiže keď má niekto nižšie VO2 max, môže byť schopný dlhšie pracovať na 100% svojej VO2 max, ako niekto, kto má to VO2 max vyššie a tým môže byť jeho
výkon lepší...
a samozrejme je tu kopa ďalších hľadísk, napr. zdravie a najmä tie, ktoré sa ukrývajú "pod prilbou"
už som to raz sem dával, ale opakovanie nezaškodí, keď sa už merajú kokoše...len tak pre porovnanie:
Five time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain is reported to have had a VO2 max of 88.0 at his peak, while cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie measured at an astounding 96 ml/kg/min. Dæhlie's result was achieved out of season, and physiologist Erlend Hem who was responsible for the testing stated that he would not discount the possibility of the skier passing 100 ml/kg/min at his absolute peak.a potom este toto:
To put this into perspective, thoroughbred horses have a VO2 max of around 180 ml/kg/min. Siberian dogs running in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race sled race have VO2 values as high as 240 ml/kg/min.