VO2 max is the amount of energy consumed per kilogram of body mass per minute

In preparation for my Ironman dream next year, I went for a VO2 Max test. It is really a detailed assessment of where you are at the moment in terms of fitness, fat percentage, power, endurance, lactic threshold etc etc.

I would recommend it for anybody that is serious about their physical goals.

You get hooked to a computer that records your breathing and pumps out data that gets translated into figures for you to understand. Check out some pictures of me doing my VO2 Max test on my MY IRONMAN JOURNEY page.

Anyway, it gives you a good indication of your strengths and weaknesses and helps you to train more specific. My entire year’s training program is pretty much based on this test.

It doesn’t cost much and takes roughly about an hour. There is a run test or a bike test, but the bike test is more accurate and you can get much more data from that.

I had fun and it has helped me a lot and pretty much gives me the facts straight up.

Hope the training is going well!