How to Improve VO2max

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Tip 1 - How to Improve VO2 Max

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bob Airheart | permalink

Runners can improve VO2 max with mileage and interval training, but how many miles and how much intensity? Depends on how much you want to improve.

For further reading: http://www.active.com/running/articles/how-to-improve-vo2-max ^[1]

Tip 2 - 3 Workouts to Increase VO2 Max

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Chelsea Krueger | permalink

Increase your heart's ability to pump blood and oxygen to your muscles and your fitness will improve. Try these three long intervals designed to increase your VO2 max.

For further reading: http://www.active.com/running/articles/3-workouts-to-increase-vo2-max ^[2]

Tip 3 - Training to Increase Your VO2 Max

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by bengallancer | permalink

VO2 may be largely genetic, but it can be influenced by training - by as much 15%. That would take me from a 57 to an incredible 65.5 and potentially drop more than twenty minutes off my marathon.
Tags: cardio,endurance training,VO2 Max,Endurance Sports

For further reading: http://breakingmuscle.com/endurance-sports/training-to-increase-your-vo2-max ^[3]

Tip 4 - How To Improve Your vo2 Max

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ken Silberling | permalink

Who among us hasn't marveled at Paul Tergat's speed in the marathon or Lance Armstrong's power in the Alps? What we're really admiring--from a scientific viewpoint, anyway--is these mega-athletes' VO2 max, one of the best indicators of aerobic fitness. VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, indicates the amount of oxygen consumed in milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute.

For further reading: http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/how-to-improve-your-vo2-mazcom ^[4]

Tip 5 - 10 Ways to Increase Your VO2 Max

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rutger De Kreij | permalink

As a traditional yardstick to measure capacity for aerobic work, the VO2 Max is a considered by many endurance athletes to be the holy grail of fitness. While I completely disagree (for reasons giv...

For further reading: http://www.trifuel.com/training/triathlon-training/10-ways-to-increase-your-vo2-max ^[5]

Tip 6 - VO2 Max for Runners

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Pattie Schmidt | permalink

If you grew up in the 80′s and early 90′s, as I did, or maybe just watched a lot of Saturday morning cartoons with your children, you probably caught a few

For further reading: http://runnersconnect.net/running-training-articles/vo2-max-for-runners/ ^[6]