VO2 testing... worth it?
Flavadave
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Whadaya reckon?
With the probability I'll be doing a 70.3 next year, thought I might take a more scientific approach to training and maybe actually read Joe Friel's book properly and buy a HR monitor!
Any thoughts? Waste of money? Is getting tested once enough? Is it only beneficial if you are continually tested?
Cheers guys and gals
With the probability I'll be doing a 70.3 next year, thought I might take a more scientific approach to training and maybe actually read Joe Friel's book properly and buy a HR monitor!
Any thoughts? Waste of money? Is getting tested once enough? Is it only beneficial if you are continually tested?
Cheers guys and gals
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I would spend the money on swim coaching... although I would love to have an accurate measure.
There is a pretty good formula for working out VO2 max from run race times at http://www.runningforfitness.org. I've found it to be pretty accurate when comparing with other measures (e.g. polar ownfitness, HRM results, cycling formulae) etc.
Ironkav had his done recently... not seen him since the forum "upgrade".
I think getting an HRM, some swim coaching, a copy of Jack Daniel's Running Formula, would give you more bang for your buck - or even some custom made training programmes from your very own coach.
Fascinating to know these things though!
Interesting about the Uni thing, maybe I'll make some enquiries
http://www.vo2fortri.com/
A lot of dosh for what might just be some numbers and pretty patterns on a page.
it was suggested that i return at the end of the season for a futher test to see how effective my training was,
soooo, is it useful? i'd say i found it to be an interesting excersise rather than useful, my training zones do not seem to correlate to real life (i can cycle at 150-160bpm for 4-5hrs without too much fatigue, where the test suggested 140-150 was more appropriate) what it did give me was some insight into the science of training, plus the couple doing the testing were very friendly and offered IM advice and tweaks to my bike position whilst doing the test, all that said i dont think i am going to bother returning for an end of season test, cant really justify the price tag for what it is
Tim