HOW SERIOUSLY ARE WE TAKING THIS?
Saturday, February 19, 2005
HAPPY 34th BIRTHDAY!
What better way to spend a birthday then by going through a VO2 MAX TEST. While Bob, Beth and Lynn spent today drinking coffee, Tommy and I went in for some professional testing so that we could construct a super efficient training plan that would have us peaking for Vineman. The folks at FITTECH were great. They hooked us up to an oxygen mask (that would asphyxiate most people), plugged us into a computer and away we went. I will admit that the mask got hot as heart rates escalated but this is very common for professional athletes such as ourselves. It did not take long for the computer to determine that our fitness levels were deemed to be far superior to most athletes. I was very embarrassed to learn that Tommy's results were better than mine. All of this time I have credited his success to superior biking equipment. While my VO2 was average for the bike and above average for the run, his results were closer to the excellent mark. I still maintain that the oxygen mask malfunctioned during my test and that is why my results were below his. I plan to get re-tested immediately!!! Keep your eyes out for a ZONE TRAINING PLAN that will be developed and posted - this is going to make a huge difference in our training!!!!!!
What better way to spend a birthday then by going through a VO2 MAX TEST. While Bob, Beth and Lynn spent today drinking coffee, Tommy and I went in for some professional testing so that we could construct a super efficient training plan that would have us peaking for Vineman. The folks at FITTECH were great. They hooked us up to an oxygen mask (that would asphyxiate most people), plugged us into a computer and away we went. I will admit that the mask got hot as heart rates escalated but this is very common for professional athletes such as ourselves. It did not take long for the computer to determine that our fitness levels were deemed to be far superior to most athletes. I was very embarrassed to learn that Tommy's results were better than mine. All of this time I have credited his success to superior biking equipment. While my VO2 was average for the bike and above average for the run, his results were closer to the excellent mark. I still maintain that the oxygen mask malfunctioned during my test and that is why my results were below his. I plan to get re-tested immediately!!! Keep your eyes out for a ZONE TRAINING PLAN that will be developed and posted - this is going to make a huge difference in our training!!!!!!
