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.
But yeah, the gold standard is having a VO2 max done in an accredited laboratory. And that's going to give you your VO2 max value directly. And it's also going to give you a lot of data on your power outputs, your heart rate, even your lactate, in order to try and look at training zones, for example.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.