Peter Attia· MD
and the vo2 max becomes one way that we can track the progress you're making on that metric similarly with strength similarly with muscle mass and things like that
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
and the vo2 max becomes one way that we can track the progress you're making on that metric similarly with strength similarly with muscle mass and things like that
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if a person has a high VO2 max they have been doing a lot of exercising for a long time doesn't have to mean their whole life but they didn't just decide a you know a week ago oh I'm you know I'm kind of unfit but I'm I'm going to start exercising and I'm going to get fit no no no no if if you're if you're V2 is in the top 2 or 3% of your age group you've been at this for a while and therefore the V2 Max measurement is really an integration of work that you have done
It sounds crazy, by the way, that your V2 max and your grip strength are better predictors of how long you're going to live than whether or not you smoke, drink, uh what your family history is for cancer.