Maximal Rate of Oxygen Consumption (VO2max)
Limiting Factors of VO2max
Oxygen Deficit
Oxygen Deficit and Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)
100

The ratio between VCO2 and VO2

The respiratory exchange ratio (RER)

100

The system that can cause inadequate ventilation and oxygen diffusion limitations

The respiratory system

100

The state where oxygen uptake and heart rate level off

Steady state

100

This is caused by an increase of the accumulation of lactic acid in the blood

Increased ventilation

200

The difference between the amount of O2 inspired and the amount expired

Oxygen consumption (VO2)

200

The system that can have inadequate blood flow and/or cardiac output or an adequate oxygen-carrying capacity

The cardiovascular system

200

Oxygen deficit occurs during this period called 

“lag”

200

A by-product of the anaerobic metabolic processes in the working skeletal muscle

Lactic acid

300

The total blood flow distributed through the body

 Cardiac Output (Q)

300

The system that can have a lack of mitochondria

The metabolic system

300

It makes up the difference and compensates for this “lag” in VO2

Anaerobic metabolic systems

300

The rapid accumulation of lactate is referred to as

The onset of blood lactate accumulation (OBLA)

400

The maximum volume of oxygen in millilitres that the human body can use in one minute, per kilogram of body weight, while breathing in the air at sea level

Maximal rate of oxygen consumption (VO2max)

400

The system that can limit vo2max in healthy people

The cardiovascular system

400

The difference between oxygen intake during exercise and oxygen intake during steady-state aerobic exercise

Oxygen deficit

400

The systems involved to meet the increasing energy requirements of the exercise

Aerobic and anaerobic systems

500

Maximal amount of oxygen that can be taken in and used for the metabolic production of ATP during exercise

VO2max

500

The respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the metabolic systems within the working muscle use this

oxygen

500

The training can help increase aerobic capacity in individuals

Aerobic training

500

What leads to an increased work capacity at the same amount of blood lactate accumulation

Proper training

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