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Maximum Oxygen Consumption of Aerobically Trained and Untrained Students D Quirke Aim The aim of this lab is to examine the relationship between exercise intensity and the maximum oxygen uptake VO2max of four subjects. Using a Velotron ergometer in a ramped cycle test and examining the results recorded by a metalyser of the subject's ventilatory response to the maximum test. Introduction Maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max) is deemed to be a bench mark measurement of the cardio vascular systems ability to perform during a intense whole-body aerobic exercise. It is expressed in a volume at a rate liters per minute (L/m) or milliliters per kg of body weight per minute (ml/kg/min). Because oxygen consumption has a linear relationship to energy expenditure, measuring a individuals oxygen consumption will give us a indirect measure of the subjects maximal capacity for work aerobically. It date back to the 1920s and has been defined as the maximum amount...

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