Maximum Oxygen Uptake and Endurance

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the act of actually measuring how effectively the VO.sub.2 absorbs into the blood and then into the muscles is not always an easy task. The author points out that, although exercise testing is considered a safe procedure, there are reports of acute myocardial infarctions and deaths while testing maximum oxygen uptake. The paper relates one reason that athletes are able to reach the level of world-class performances is because exercise and sports scientists use good training strategies to get the most out of performance by getting the most oxygen to the muscles.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Terms
The Bassett/Howley Piece: The Impact of A.V. Hill's Research and Theories
Santo & Golding's Modified YMCA 3-Minute Step Test
Tests of Cycling Performance
The American Heart Association (AHA)
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Blow Flow and Oxygen-carrying capacity relates to when athletes cheat and use "blood doping" to increase their performance. On 74, BH note that blood-doping is the practice "of artificially increasing a person's volume of total red blood cells through removal, storage, and subsequent reinfusion." So, the reinfusion of 900-1,350 milliliters of blood elevates oxygen carrying capacity, and puts more power into the muscle because more oxygen than normal is racing there to help the athlete ride his bike up over that mountain ahead."

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