Article updated on August 26, 2020
There are different ways to assess a person's level of cardiovascular fitness. Here are the 3 most popular:
Vo2max: the maximum amount of oxygen a person can use in one minute
PAM: the maximum power that a person can develop when using 100% of their VO2max
VAM: the speed at which a person goes when running at their VO2max
These concepts are quite difficult to imagine, which is why I prepared the following presentation on prezi:
Here is the charter I talk about at the end of the presentation:
Does this presentation help you to assimilate these different concepts?
Very informative. Thank you. It's clearer to me now.
So what do you call VAM with the time factor 20 km / h for 30 seconds and 20 km / h for 2 hours 3 minutes is not the same.
MAV is the speed a person has when running at 100% of the capacity of their aerobic system. Usually, this is the speed you can hold for 5-6 minutes. Someone who runs 20km / h for 5-6 minutes has a MAS of 20km / h. Someone who runs 20km / h for 2h3 minutes probably has a MAV around 23 and is running at around 86% of his MAH…
Thank you Daniel!
It is very informative. I would have liked to have had this information when I started with our club (CCPUL). At the time I resorted to research on the WEB (without however finding a source explaining these concepts so clearly) and to confirm what I believed to have understood with the help of Richard thereafter.
So I'm happy, I achieved my goal!
I find the presentation excellent, but you should put your name in there somewhere for credit. Another point, the VAM is difficult to use in trail running especially in races with vertical drop eg more than 1000m in D +. I will still try to incorporate VAM into my next Trail Running training to improve my speed. However, you need good tools like a GPS watch in the field.
you're right on your 2 points. Even on the road, the VAM is less useful on very hilly terrain or with a lot of wind… Thank you for the suggestions!
Thank you Daniel, your analogies are great. Super document in addition. I'm jealous!
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Thanks for the nice presentation!
It makes you want to read the rest of this blog that I just discovered ...
Note: The table given in the link is partly incorrect: the low endurance and high endurance columns are reversed.
Well seen! Thanks, I will change it!
Bad news! 8 :-(
We'll have to improve our endurance to do better times. 8 ;-P
Easier said than done! 🙂
Hello !
The presentation no longer displays?
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I can't read the presentation, it's all white. Am I the only one with this problem?
And Prezi does not settle down 🙁
You can maybe see it with this link: http://prezi.com/5eajrcksia-p/vo2-max-pam-et-vam-a-quoi-ca-sert/
nice explanation!
I have a question ... is what we can say q a training in VAM would give the same in PMA
(ex. 5x 1 ′ at 120% vam or pma)
I ask that because we see a lot more ex of cape than of bicycle 😉
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