Fit to run: improving performance through physiological measurement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Fit to run: improving performance through physiological measurement Dr Andrew Middlebrooke  07906 502180 / 01392 207783  www.exercisescienceconsulting.co.uk

Content  It’s all about YOU!  What do we mean by physiological measurement?  ‘Real life’ example: endurance performance – How do we assess it? – What do the results mean? – What difference can it make to me?  Practical demonstration  Summary  Q&A

Over to you…..  What are you expecting to get from this talk?  What do you want to find out about?  Any burning questions?

What do we mean by physiological measurement?  phys·i·ol·o·gy 1. The biological study of the functions of living organisms – and their parts. – 2. All the functions of a living organism or any of its parts.  meas·ure·ment – 1. The act of measuring or the process of being measured.

Endurance performance (physiology) Competition pace Competition VO 2 Economy VO 2 max Fractional Utilisation Lactate threshold

50 220 VO 2 max 200 180 40 HRmax 160 140 30 intensity 120 100 20 80 60 10 40 20 0 0 0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 V'O 2/kg[m l/m in/kg] H R[b/m in] time

e.g. 30 year old male Actual Predicted 100% (207) 190 b.min -1 90% (186) 171 b.min -1 80% (166) 152 b.min -1 70% (145) HR/O 2 133 b.min -1 60% (124) 114 b.min -1 Correct intensity of effort? Workload

200 50 VO 2 max HRmax 180 160 40 S5 S4 140 S3 S2 120 30 S1 100 La 80 20 60 40 10 L TP L T 20 0 0 0:10:00 0:20:00 0:30:00 0:40:00 0:50:00 1:00:00 1:10:00 1:20:00 1:30:00 H R[b/m in] V'O 2/kg[m l/m in/kg]

VO2max/HRmax Stage 3 160 La HR/O 2 Stage 2 133 Stage 1 L TP L T Workload

Training effect VO2max Stage 3 La Stage 2 O 2 Stage 1 L TP L T Workload

The benefits  Standard conditions (isolate ‘engine’)  Identifies accurate training intensities  Evaluation of (new) training programme  Early identification of problems  Reduces ‘guesswork’  Closer to performance potential

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