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VO2 Max
VO2 Max represents the maximum amount of oxygen that your body is able to utilize when you do strenuous exercise. It is the greatest indicator of your fitness as well as endurance. VO2 Max would typically be expressed in terms of milliliters of oxygen for each body weight in kilograms per minute (ml/kg/min). Your genetic makeup has a significant role to play in determining your VO2 Max, but you have the ability to enhance it through certain exercises.
An elevated VO2 Max enables athletes to work harder without fatiguing, which suits endurance sports such as cycling, running, and triathlon very well. Elite endurance athletes typically have VO2 Max levels in the 70s, 80s, or 90s, but amateur athletes have levels between 40 and 60. VO2 Max tends to rise through focused interval workouts, increases endurance, and frequent exercise. VO2 Max tends to be tested in a laboratory, but several fitness wearables now estimate VO2 Max through heart rate and performance data.
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Explore the top recipes from our Race Ready Kitchen
Oats of Champions
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Who will argue with decreasing bad LDL cholesterol, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar levels? Not just that, but oats also provide some important minerals that tend to run lower in vegans: iron, calcium, thiamin, zinc, magnesium, and selenium.
Lean & Mean Black Bean Burger
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Hands down one of meanest and leanest black bean burger recipes you will ever find. This is one of Andy’s – our Chief Ho’Omau – favorites. For a plant-based vegan burger, it really doesn’t get any better.
Avocado Toast Delight
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Not every avocado toast is alike, and there is a reason why we call ours ‘delight’. A good dose of healthy fats make this a great recipe on longer lower intensity training days – just make sure to wait a few hours before you head out on your run, ride, swim, etc.
Heavenly No-Oil Pancakes
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So fluffy and yummy nobody would ever guess that no oil was used to prepare this heavenly recipe. A true keeper that never really gets old, and if there are kids around in your house, they will keep on thanking you over and over again.
Mango Hulk Smoothie
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With almost 300 calories, 50g of carbs and 11g of protein, our Mango Hulk Smoothie is almost too perfect of a post-workout recovery smoothie. With a 4:1 carb to protein ratio, it will delight every endurance athlete after a high intensity session.
Farro Funghi Risotto with Asparagus
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A creamy, hearty and delicious lunch or dinner, packed with earthy mushrooms, tender farro grains, garlic and onions. At 10g of fiber per serving, the recipe provides 20% of your daily fiber intake needs.
Mediterranean Lentil Salad
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This mediterranean jewel is Incredibly flavorful, not too filling, and a perfect lunch any day of the week. This lentil salad delivers in carbohydrates, calories and healthy fats and therefore is quite the candidate for a post Zone 2 or Zone 3 workout meal.
No Compromises Gnocchi
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Whip this tuscan dish together in just about 15 minutes for a quick lunch – yet it has the wow factor of a main course of an elegant dinner and will impress your athletic friends at the fancy table. Really now, don’t feel embarrassed to serve it to guests.