Do You Have A Good VO2 Max For Your Age? (And How To Improve It)

Is your VO2 Max good for your age? And what does that mean for your running? Well we’re diving into what VO2 max ACTUALLY means, how much you should care about it and whether it’s a clear marker of success for runners. VO2 Max scores at the ready - no flexing in the comments! ;) Thanks to Wahoo for supporting this video! https://uk.wahoofitness.com/devices/running/treadmills Fancy doing a VO2 Max test? Find out more here: https://www.sportstest.co.uk/ VO2 max and all-cause mortality study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29293447/ Join The Running Channel Club at https://bit.ly/4gms9NE to meet like-minded runners, get exclusive content and access expert guidance through courses and live Q&As. What’s in this video? 00:00 What We'll Cover In This Video 00:44 What Is VO2 Max? 01:04 Doing A VO2 Max Test 03:07 Sub-3 Marathoner's VO2 Max Result 03:13 Is Your VO2 Max Good For Your Age? 04:08 What VO2 Max Doesn't Tell You 05:10 The Importance of Running Economy 05:19 Lactate Threshold and Relationship to VO2 Max 05:54 Don't Obsess Over VO2 Max 06:05 How To Improve VO2 Max 06:47 Mark's Example Weekly Training 07:27 The Effect of Training Cycles on VO2 Max 07:42 Conclusions About VO2 Max MUSIC licensed by Artlist and Epidemic Sound -------------------- Thank you to our partners: Official Nutrition Partner Science in Sport (SiS) - https://www.scienceinsport.com/ Official Treadmill Partner Wahoo - https://uk.wahoofitness.com/ Garmin - https://www.garmin.com Want to give Runna a try? Click below for a 2-week FREE trial: https://web.runna.com/redeem?code=TRC -------------------- Follow us on socials: → FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRunningChannel ← → INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/runningchannel ← → STRAVA - https://www.strava.com/clubs/runningchannel ← Or get in touch with us by sending an email to [email protected] Read this far? Thanks! Please like this video, SUBSCRIBE and share us with your running friends. We would really appreciate it! Check out our Editorial Policy here: https://therunningchannel.com/editorial-policy/