Try not to take the bait, espola will be happy to turn this thread into some lame semantics battle.
2017-2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!
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Try not to take the bait, espola will be happy to turn this thread into some lame semantics battle.
Yeah, what is up with that? Virginia Tech is no slouch but the schedule does not seem as tough as it could be. USF seems to have a tougher pre-season!
MakeAPlay
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My guess is that since TW has a very good squad this year he wants to keep his preseason record as pristine as possible. They could easily go 18-1 or 17-2 going into the postseason and I think that he realizes that havign a record like that could mean the difference between getting a home game in the first round vs having to go play some Big Ten or SEC school on the road or worse having to play Stanford/UCLA or some other West Coast power on the road in the second round.
The clearest way to measure VO2 is to take a blood sample, or to use a clip-on oximeter, that measures the color of blood close to the skin. The clip-on is not as accurate as a blood sample, but it is more convenient and less intrusive. "Plugging into a formula" gives an estimate for the average of individuals who were accurately measured in the past.
The Waves have Traditionally played tough schedules. This seasons looks like the easiest they've had in awhile, on paper, but the past three seasons have been brutal. Still can't look past any D-1 opponent, as they all have the capability to bite you in the ass.
I will say that Pep does have some tough conference road games this year in Provo and Santa Clara.
Both teams they played home last season.
MakeAPlay
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On any given day a bunker and a PK/DK or a bunker and a counter-attack goal or a bunker and a keeper error can beat a heavily favored team. Ask Stanford....
NoGoal
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Sure it's the clearest way, but it's the more expensive way also. A digital wrist watch tells time and so does a Rolex...difference, one is more expensive.
They're both good tests.
It just needs to be clarified that a 25 on the Man U and a 56 on the beep are both well above average.
The way I have seen the beep test run is as a competition. The whole team lines up and shuttles back and forth between the two target lines. The coaches keep track of who missed which beep cycle, calling out those who couldn't keep up. When they got down to three runners left, they stopped the test. It was the three that everyone knew already were the quickest and best conditioned on the team. And there was no one there with any medical or biological training beyond what is needed to get a USSF A coaching license.
The coaches wrote down the numbers on a form, which was then filed away and never again consulted.
NoGoal
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so? A soccer coach not applying the V02 equation doesn't discredit Jens Bangsbro's calculation to measure VO2 max. Did you come up with an equation discrediting him? If you did brilliant, publish a research paper for it.
Multi Sport
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Curious E... have you ever been tested for your V02 max? Or are you just Googling this info..
In case you haven't noticed, VO2 Max is different from Vo2, for which I have been tested.
What do you have against google? Are you in favor of voluntary ignorance?
I'm not discrediting anyone, except the poster who some time ago wrote "The Nike Sparq test (beep test) is actually a VO2 measurement test." It's not.
Multi Sport
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So what was your #?
Multi Sport
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Why were you tested?
I was monitored while in surgery. Many surgical patients are.
NoGoal
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That's your opinion, but if I ever meet Jans...I will tell him Espola the VO2 aficionado stated your calculation is BS.
Then you would be a liar. I said no such thing.
NoGoal
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You are running around in a cricle.
Is his equation a measurement for V02 max or not? It's a simple yes or no!
Maybe you need to reread
How to: Calculate VO2 max
Though the YYIR2 has been shown to be a moderately reliable predictor of VO2 max (8, 9), it is advised to use the test for what it was originally developed for – identifying an individual’s ability to repeatedly perform high-intensity aerobic work, which has proven to be a more sensitive measure of changes in performance than VO2 max. Regardless, for those who wish to use this method, the equations for calculating V02max are below:
- YYIR1 test: VO2 max (mL * kg-1 * min-1) = IR1 distance (m) × 0.0084 + 36.4
- YYIR2 test: VO2 max (mL * kg-1 * min-1) = IR2 distance (m) × 0.0136 + 45.3
NoGoal
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E, since you know your V02. Run the beep test, then plug in your level achieved in his equation, then cross reference the attached table measureimg V02 max and report back if it's moderately reliable.
