What are the variables that determine your VO2 max? | Peter Attia and Mike Joyner

This clip is from episode 217 ‒ Exercise, VO2 max, and longevity with Mike Joyner, M.D. Mike is a physician-researcher and one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and exercise physiology.

In this clip, they discuss:

- How is VO2 max calculated?
- What are the VO2 max metrics of an elite athlete?
- Why does peak heart rate decline with age?
- And more

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[craigsips]

I started uphill sprinting 8 years ago and my heart rate went as high as 187. Now it hardly ever hits 170 and my sets are way longer now. So that was a surprise. Also when I rest at the end I can feel my heart taking large gulps. That’s definitely new.

[semaaral]

This is my problem I think.
Thank you very informative podcast.
I have palpitations plus after every OMAD my BP drops too low eg 90/60 85/59 but in 3/4 hrs time picks up again especially NMN helps a lot having in the late afternoon.
I sent an x to my valuable Dr Sinclair thinking NMN was the reason😏
But when I stopped taking NMN I was worst.
Now much better with the help of salt and 2 or 3 spoonful of to-drink wine helps a lot.
My lower BP comes to normal levels.
NMN helps a lot in the evening to come to normal levels of 120/80/75
Palpitations are controlled with Betablockers twice 50x2.
Thanks for this information.
Love from London 👵💊💃💯🌹

[rawrss]

Fascinating - stroke volume - is that trained/improved more from zone 2 (base of the pyramid), or HIIT (height of the pyramid) ? Intensity right?

[davidbidwell]

Fascinating discussion of the dynamics of oxygen transfer via the blood. I once heard a story about some of the most elite runners whose blood flowrate is so high that the lungs can't oxygenate the blood as fast as the blood is flowing through them. I wonder if that's true ?

[neilcollins]

I am 63 and row concept 2 erg . I train 80/20 zone 2 flat out and regularly see 155/157.

[Tritiuminducedfusion]

I'm a simple man... I see VO2 Max I click.

[darrylriley]

Have to remember lance was on the gear 😂

[troutjunkie]

I hit 197 three years ago on Zwift at age 47. Now three years later I can not go over 182 sprinting up hill going all out. What happened in 3 years. I still train the same amount with same intervals. Roughly same watts.

[lefthooklarry]

Pump efficiency and stroke volume. Giggity.

[hanslick]

What about body fat percentage? Your vo2 max increases when you lose weight without any of the factors you mention increasing.

[klasse]

Im 26 and can get my heart rate to about 220.
Resting about 40

[cagirl]

My heart rate goes to 200 without even trying hard. And I do not exercise much.

[WollyFatboy]

Come on, doc. Armstrong was cheating.

[Tritiuminducedfusion]

Htf does he know what his heart rate was in his teens? We didn't have smart watches, smartphones, or very much technology before 2000's. 🤔🤔🤔

[noty]

These snippets from old podcasts are incredibly annoying uploads. Do better.