Peter Attia· MD
vo2 max is not the most important indicator as a runner or cyclist it's V vo2 Max or P vo2 max that matters in other words for a runner V vo2 Max is much more predictive of performance
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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.
vo2 max is not the most important indicator as a runner or cyclist it's V vo2 Max or P vo2 max that matters in other words for a runner V vo2 Max is much more predictive of performance
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V2 Max surprisingly is not that correlated with speed it's vvo2 Max that is right so velocity at V2 Max matters much more in running than V2 Max in cycling