BPK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Vo2 Max, Monark, Cardiac Output

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 142
• Professor: Craig Asmundson

Document Summary

The maximum oxygen uptake provides important information on the capacity of the oxygen transport system. The most important factors that determine vo2max. in a given person are: The ability to ventilate the lungs and oxygenate the blood passing through the lungs. The ability of the heart to pump blood: cardiac output. The ability of the working muscles to accept a large blood supply. The ability of muscle fibers to extract oxygen from the capillary blood and use it to produce energy (oxidative enzyme levels, etc) As the duration of events requiring heavy continuous energy expenditure becomes progressively greater than one minute, aerobic capacity becomes increasingly important as a determining factor for success. The test protocol should exceed 6 minutes but be less than approximately. Incorporate a warmup period: first stage of test. The test protocol should be arranged in stages, with each stage progressively increasing in intensity until the termination criteria is reached.