i recently started a thread about VO2max in which we were discussing levels associated with elite riders and how much improvement is feasible from a given starting point.
i am also interested in the same issues related to functional threshold - lets think in terms of the average heart rate a rider can maintain for a 20 minute steady state effort as a percentage of max.
in fact i've just finishesd such an effort on the turbo - average heart rate 188, which relates to my max of 205 at 92%. since my VO2max was achieved at max HR then clearly its 92% "useable" on this time period.
how much can this percentage be improved and how close to 100% is it possible to go? the guy who did my VO2 max test suggested he had seen elite athletes who'm he couldnt force over threshold/anaerobic, even at max hr, but i'm not sure if that is a possibility or a result of the test methodology (gas exchange analysis rather than looking for accelleration in blood lactate accumulation)
can any coaches comment on threshold levels seen in their elite subjects?
i think its valuable knowing what can be expected and what is possible in terms of threshold and VO2max improvements and max levels because people can then make decisions about which it may be more fruitful to work on given their starting levels.
thanks.
i am also interested in the same issues related to functional threshold - lets think in terms of the average heart rate a rider can maintain for a 20 minute steady state effort as a percentage of max.
in fact i've just finishesd such an effort on the turbo - average heart rate 188, which relates to my max of 205 at 92%. since my VO2max was achieved at max HR then clearly its 92% "useable" on this time period.
how much can this percentage be improved and how close to 100% is it possible to go? the guy who did my VO2 max test suggested he had seen elite athletes who'm he couldnt force over threshold/anaerobic, even at max hr, but i'm not sure if that is a possibility or a result of the test methodology (gas exchange analysis rather than looking for accelleration in blood lactate accumulation)
can any coaches comment on threshold levels seen in their elite subjects?
i think its valuable knowing what can be expected and what is possible in terms of threshold and VO2max improvements and max levels because people can then make decisions about which it may be more fruitful to work on given their starting levels.
thanks.