Thursday, April 17, 2008

All VO2 is not created equally.

April 17th.

" Anyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in a supermarket when the cashier opens another checkout line."

Ann launders.

WO du jour: Heavy bag warm up: Outside today.

kettlebll Swings:
16kg 100 reps one set.
24Kg 200 reps sets of 20
32kg. reps 100 sets of 10


Did " Angie" 11:42 sec. Pullups still suck.



I was reading Alwyn Cosgrove article on VO2. In that he reminded me that VO2 fitness like strength is very Pacific to the activity. The great example he used what Greg Lamont who we all know has one of the highest VO2 recorded and yet when he ran the New York Marthon he only came in all most 900th place and wasted. What we tend to forget that aerobic fitness in not that transferable form one activity to the next. Therefore just because you can run a sub 32 10k does not mean you can time trial 40k in less than one hour.

Muscle efficiency must come first, then the aerobic effect imprinted to that action. There will be some carryover, but not at the same level.

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