Well I think Hiccam El Garage absolutely!!!!!! With the name you just give him he wins the first place !!!!! He had really a Garage I remember in Morocco I left my car to his place years ago !
#1- Budimir Šobat (world record for holding his breath, 24 minutes 37 seconds) #2- sir edmund hillary- first mnt everst climber #3- tenzig norgay- 2nd mnt everst climber (no gas mask) #4- Hiccam El Garage- holds the wr for the mile #5- Michael Phelps- swimmer #6- lance armstrong- biker, extremely high v02 max, 7x tour de france winner #7- eliud kipchoge- marathon wr holder #8- Methusula- oldest person to ever live, indicating very high vo2 max
Nice link. Some surprising names towards the top, but cool to see how some big names stack up against each other across disciplines. I’m guessing the high percentage of Norwegian athletes is what you meant by biased, but still a reminder of how impressive they are across all endurance based sports.
Highest and greatest are two different things. So I’m going with Frank Sinatra or someone of that generation when smoking 3 packs a day was thought to be good for health.
Unless the same protocol is used and the athletes all actually reached a plateau then comparing Vo2max tests results are pretty meaningless. There is also a difference in the equipment used.
This guy just survived 11 days in the ocean on a floating refrigerator without food, water, or sleep. Reportedly, he credited his survival to God and "an extraordinarily high VO2 max".
A Brazilian man reportedly survived 11 days in the Atlantic Ocean last month, taking refuge inside a freezer after his boat sank, according to CNN affiliate Record TV.
#1- Budimir Šobat (world record for holding his breath, 24 minutes 37 seconds) #2- sir edmund hillary- first mnt everst climber #3- tenzig norgay- 2nd mnt everst climber (no gas mask) #4- Hiccam El Garage- holds the wr for the mile #5- Michael Phelps- swimmer #6- lance armstrong- biker, extremely high v02 max, 7x tour de france winner #7- eliud kipchoge- marathon wr holder #8- Methusula- oldest person to ever live, indicating very high vo2 max
I think another poster has already mentioned it, but you don't seem to know what vo2 max is. It's the heart's ability to pump oxygen to working muscles, not "lung capacity" or "pure endurance". So, scrap 1, 2, 3 and 8.
Also, El Guerrouj and Kipchoge are incredibly lightweight athletes, and much of their success can be attributed to "running economy". I believe the first sub-2 documentary made a huge point of the fact that Kipchoge's vo2 max wasn't very high (Desisa's was far higher). So those two can be scrapped.
We also know that Armstrong's vo2 max was only 84 (through testing). This was one of the red flags for David Walsh, the journalist who was intent on bringing him down.
Phelps would undoubtedly have a high vo2 max, but swimming is such a technical sport; so much of it is about perfect one's stroke. His larger size wouldn't be a hindrance as it would be in a weight-bearing sport like running - it may increase drag - but a larger wingspan is actually beneficial.
I don't know enough about xc skiing, but my guess would be that you'd find your highest vo2 max in among the most accomplished athletes in that sport. It's all down to the demands of the event; larger bodies, requiring the use of lots of muscle groups, most often at altitude, and a lot of the races last between 10 minutes to 1 hour.
I'd also put forward Jan Ulrich. He was Armstrong's biggest rival, and he weighed at least 10kgs more than Armstrong. He still managed to be the second best climber in many of those tours, despite the weight disadvantage, which tells you that his sheer aerobic power would have to be huge.
It was actually the former half marathon world record holder, Zersenay Tadese, who destroyed the tests. Kipchoge didn't even like running on a treadmill and so didn't do close to his best.
#1- Budimir Šobat (world record for holding his breath, 24 minutes 37 seconds) #2- sir edmund hillary- first mnt everst climber #3- tenzig norgay- 2nd mnt everst climber (no gas mask) #4- Hiccam El Garage- holds the wr for the mile #5- Michael Phelps- swimmer #6- lance armstrong- biker, extremely high v02 max, 7x tour de france winner #7- eliud kipchoge- marathon wr holder #8- Methusula- oldest person to ever live, indicating very high vo2 max
I think another poster has already mentioned it, but you don't seem to know what vo2 max is. It's the heart's ability to pump oxygen to working muscles, not "lung capacity" or "pure endurance". So, scrap 1, 2, 3 and 8.
Also, El Guerrouj and Kipchoge are incredibly lightweight athletes, and much of their success can be attributed to "running economy". I believe the first sub-2 documentary made a huge point of the fact that Kipchoge's vo2 max wasn't very high (Desisa's was far higher). So those two can be scrapped.
We also know that Armstrong's vo2 max was only 84 (through testing). This was one of the red flags for David Walsh, the journalist who was intent on bringing him down.
Phelps would undoubtedly have a high vo2 max, but swimming is such a technical sport; so much of it is about perfect one's stroke. His larger size wouldn't be a hindrance as it would be in a weight-bearing sport like running - it may increase drag - but a larger wingspan is actually beneficial.
I don't know enough about xc skiing, but my guess would be that you'd find your highest vo2 max in among the most accomplished athletes in that sport. It's all down to the demands of the event; larger bodies, requiring the use of lots of muscle groups, most often at altitude, and a lot of the races last between 10 minutes to 1 hour.
I'd also put forward Jan Ulrich. He was Armstrong's biggest rival, and he weighed at least 10kgs more than Armstrong. He still managed to be the second best climber in many of those tours, despite the weight disadvantage, which tells you that his sheer aerobic power would have to be huge.
If I’m not mistaken… your # 2 - sir edmund hillary … was not a world class physical specimen.
It was actually the former half marathon world record holder, Zersenay Tadese, who destroyed the tests. Kipchoge didn't even like running on a treadmill and so didn't do close to his best.
Na, check again. Tadese had the best Lactate Threshold (which makes sense, given he was the half marathon WR holder at the time), but Desisa had the best vo2 max.
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