Hi All ,
I've been cycling for 8 years now , MTB initially and Road more recently . I've used a Cateye CS-1000 Trainer for my indoor sessions for several years now but I've now decided to get into proper training with power ( indoors for now ) and have a Tacx Fortius VR 1940 Trainer on its way to me at the moment .
I did MAP , 5min max power and 1min max power tests on a similar machine about 7 months ago . The software gave a VO2 max figure which , it was indicated , was very closely linked to bodyweight in some way . My question is "Is VO2 max linked to bodyweight in this context because there is some calculation back from power produced in the test or is there some intrinsic link between VO2 max and bodyweight which I am unaware of ?"
Cheers
RichG
I've been cycling for 8 years now , MTB initially and Road more recently . I've used a Cateye CS-1000 Trainer for my indoor sessions for several years now but I've now decided to get into proper training with power ( indoors for now ) and have a Tacx Fortius VR 1940 Trainer on its way to me at the moment .
I did MAP , 5min max power and 1min max power tests on a similar machine about 7 months ago . The software gave a VO2 max figure which , it was indicated , was very closely linked to bodyweight in some way . My question is "Is VO2 max linked to bodyweight in this context because there is some calculation back from power produced in the test or is there some intrinsic link between VO2 max and bodyweight which I am unaware of ?"
Cheers
RichG