I've never had it done, and while it would be interesting to see from an academic perspective ('cause I'm a nerd), I think I'm with zoom-zoom when it comes to what to do with that information.
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I've never had it done, and while it would be interesting to see from an academic perspective ('cause I'm a nerd), I think I'm with zoom-zoom when it comes to what to do with that information.
Good climbers have not just the right body build, right muscle composition, light body frame with massive legs and juge lung capacity AND they have the mental toughness that would make a mortal cry! Maybe a short circuit in their brain. They can't hear " STOP!! I'm hurting!!"
My VO2 max is seriously high. Like on the little chart they gave me, it was in the OLYMPIC category.
And let me be the first to tell you that it don't mean nothing without an accompanying high lactate threshhold and some mental grit. :P
-- gnat!
Gnat: didn't you do the Death Ride and smile while doing it? :)
I hate to pee in anyones cornflakes but my husband is a state champ climber and he wasn't born that way. He does have amazing VO2max but not body type and struggles to be light enough. He is the toughest guy I know and for him its how he can overcome pain.Of course riding 100,000 feet of elevation in one month on 1,000 foot hills probably helped. He just tells me to relax and just keep climbing and then climb some more maybe some day when I grow up ill learn how to climb with style and grace but for now ill just keep slugging it up those hills
I agree you really have to work at being a good climber ;)