WeAreAsking wrote:
So if the max VO2 Max I can have is 51, that I am doomed to be a shitty runner?
So you got bullied off r/AdvancedRunning and come to bombard us with your stupidity here?
Is having a starting VO2 Max of 37 considered low?
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WeAreAsking wrote:
Is it low? Do I have zero talent in running?
No. Just keep plugging away.
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SDSU Aztec wrote:
do not despair wrote:
VO2 max is not as sexy as people used to think. Especially starting VO2 max is probably one of the worst indicators of potential there is. Also everyone's VO2 max responds differently to training. Some people are super responders. Some people's VO2 max will barely budge. There are elite athletes who's vo2 max's go down by 40 points after detraining.
Do not worry about it. Do you enjoy running? What kind of training are you doing? How much do you weigh? If you are a beginner you are bound to improve and probably quite a bit if you do training that is right for you. What are your times so far?
Unless an elite athlete puts on some serious weight, he is not going to lose anywhere close to 40 points from his VO2 Max.
As I said there are examples of this. It doesn't mean that happens to everyone. Jack Daniels did a study following elite athletes many years after retiring. If I recall correctly, the Average drop in VO2 max was 36 points. Some of that was aging and weight. There was lots of variability though. Furthermore, there have been a couple famous runners who indeed have lost over 40 points in just 2 years of detraining.
Basically my point is the impact of training or detraining on VO2 max is highly individual.
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We have to say yes.
How much can you improve?
A lot.
But you will never become a very good runner.
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