vV̇O
2max (velocity at maximal oxygen uptake) is an intense running or swimming pace. In a constant rate exercise, this is the minimum speed for which the organism's
maximal oxygen uptake is reached (after a few minutes of exercise at this intensity) ; at higher paces, any additional increase in
power
Power most often refers to:
* Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
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Power may a ...
is provided by
anaerobic
Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to:
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processes. In an incremental exercise, it is the first speed at which any increase in exercise intensity fails to elicit an increase in oxygen consumption.
The vV̇O
2max of world class middle- and long-distance runners may exceed or 2:30/km pace ( or about 4:00/mile), making this speed slightly comparable to 3000 m race pace. For many athletes, vV̇O
2max may be slightly slower than or mile race pace.
Training
Research by
Véronique Billat has shown that training at vV̇O
2max pace improves both
V̇O2max and the economy required to maintain pace at this intensity.
Training at vV̇O
2max takes the form of interval workouts. For example, with 3 minutes recovery between each repetition.
Determining vV̇O2max from VO2max
The formula from Léger and Mercier
links the V̇O
2max to the vV̇O
2max, supposing an ideal running technique.
:vV̇O
2max = V̇O
2max / 3.5
where vV̇O
2max is in km/h and V̇O
2max is in mL/(kg•min).
Note: This formula is identical to that used to calculate the
Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) score for a given V̇O
2max estimation.
See also
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Anaerobic exercise
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High-intensity interval training
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training protocol alternating short periods of intense or explosive anaerobic exercise with brief recovery periods until the point of exhaustion. HIIT involves exercises performed in repeated quick bu ...
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Lactate threshold
Lactate inflection point (LIP), is the exercise intensity at which the blood concentration of lactate and/or lactic acid begins to increase rapidly. It is often expressed as 85% of maximum heart rate or 75% of maximum oxygen intake. When exercisin ...
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Respirometry
Respirometry is a general term that encompasses a number of techniques for obtaining estimates of the rates of metabolism of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, tissues, cells, or microorganisms via an indirect measure of heat production (calorime ...
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Running economy
Running economy (RE) measures runners' energy utilization when running at an aerobic intensity, and many physiological and biomechanical factors contribute to it. Oxygen consumption (VO2) is the most commonly used method for measuring running e ...
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Training effect
Exercise physiology is the physiology of physical exercise. It is one of the allied health professions, and involves the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise. Exercise physiologists are the highest qualified exercise ...
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Metabolic equivalent
The metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is the objective measure of the ratio of the rate at which a person expends energy, relative to the mass of that person, while performing some specific physical activity compared to a reference, set by convent ...
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VDOT
References
Exercise physiology
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