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. 2022 Jul 1;133(1):144-147.
doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00723.2021. Epub 2022 Feb 17.

Using V̇o2max as a marker of training status in athletes-can we do better?

Tim Podlogar  1   2   3 , Peter Leo  4 , James Spragg  5
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Using V̇o2max as a marker of training status in athletes-can we do better?

Tim Podlogar et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). .
No abstract available

Keywords: elite athletes; endurance; maximal oxygen uptake; maximal power output; performance prediction.

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Figure 1.
Classification of research study participants based on maximal oxygen uptake can lead to questionable translation of research results into practice given that maximal oxygen uptake is not a good predictor of elite endurance performance.
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  • Last Word on Viewpoint: Using V̇o2max as a marker of training status in athletes-can we do better?
    Podlogar T, Leo P, Spragg J. Podlogar T, et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022 Jul 1;133(1):165-166. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00238.2022. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022. PMID: 35819397 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Commentaries on Viewpoint: Using V̇o2max as a marker of training status in athletes - can we do better?
    Valenzuela PL, Mateo-March M, Muriel X, Zabala M, Lucia A, Barranco-Gil D, Millet GP, Brocherie F, Burtscher J, Burtscher M, Ryan BJ, Gioscia-Ryan RA, Perrey S, Rodrigo-Carranza V, González-Mohíno F, González-Ravé JM, Santos-Concejero J, Denadai BS, Greco CC, Casado A, Foster C, Mazzolari R, Baldrighi GN, Pastorio E, Malatesta D, Patoz A, Borrani F, Ives SJ, DeBlauw JA, Dantas de Lucas R, Borszcz FK, Fernandes Nascimento EM, Antonacci Guglielmo LG, Turnes T, Jaspers RT, van der Zwaard S, Lepers R, Louis J, Meireles A, de Souza HLR, de Oliveira GT, dos Santos MP, Arriel RA, Marocolo M, Hunter B, Meyler S, Muniz-Pumares D, Ferreira RM, Sogard AS, Carter SJ, Mickleborough TD, Saborosa GP, de Oliveira Freitas RD, Alves dos Santos PS, de Souza Ferreira JP, de Assis Manoel F, da Silva SF, Triska C, Karsten B, Sanders D, Lipksi ES, Spindler DJ, Hesselink MKC, Zacca R, Goethel MF, Pyne DB, Wood BM, Allen PE, Gabelhausen JL, Keller AM, Lige MT, Oumsang AS, Smart GL, Paris HL, Dewolf AH, Toffoli G, Martinez-Gonzalez B, Marcora SM, Terson de Paleville D, Fernandes RJ, Soares SM, Abraldes JA, Matta G, Bossi AH, McCarthy DG, Bostad W, Gibala J, Vagula M. Valenzuela PL, et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022 Jul 1;133(1):148-164. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00224.2022. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022. PMID: 35819399 No abstract available.
  • Reply to Mr. Dotan: Using V̇o2max as a marker of training status in athletes-can we do better?
    Podlogar T, Leo P, Spragg J. Podlogar T, et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2023 Feb 1;134(2):306. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00685.2022. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2023. PMID: 36716232 No abstract available.

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