Coming off a long layoff after a rough motor vehicle accident 3 and a half years ago, I started to work on increasing my fitness on the Concept 2 Erg...see the earlier post. Well the first 2K I rowed, my VO2Max was recorded at 14 ml O2/kg/m....this is really low fitness for sure since the scale is 15-70! What V02Max determines is ones level of aerobic capacity measuring how much oxygen can me transported to and used in the working muscles during exercise.
10 weeks later, my VO2Max is recorded to be 41 ml O2/kg/m, which is above average...the concept 2 website has a great calculator that considers your age and weight and best 2K time to calculate the number.
So in 10 weeks I have gone from horribly low off the scale fitness to above average fitness on about 33,000 m of hard rowing per week (5 days a week).
I am excited about this beyond that as well since I am losing weight and firming up. I have lost inches from my waistline and I am on the road back to my fighting weight!
That's it for now!
Neil
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- Neil Chasan, PT, MMT
- I have been practicing since 1982, mostly with active people. I teach at the University of Washington in the PT school. I am published in Common Musculoskeletal Disorders and in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America.