VO2max RELIABILITY

Yule, E., Kaminisky, L. A., Sedlock, D. A., King, B. A., & Whaley, M. H. (1996). Inter-laboratory reliability of VO2max and submaximal measurements. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 87.

After comparing test values of a number of physiological variables it was concluded that most submaximal and maximal values were stable between laboratories. However, it was warned that caution should be taken when comparing VO2max measures from different laboratories.

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