ali
Level 7 Valued Member
I'm thinking of applying for a job which requires a fitness test including a beep test. I'm 52, the last time I did one was back in PE class at school sometime during the jurassic period. So thought I'd better re-acquaint myself with it before turning up to do a 'real' one to know what to expect. I need to get to 8.8, this is equal to a vo2 max of 42.3. So I only wanted to see if I was up to standard and didn't want to max out in a pool of vomit and hormonal chaos and to walk upright the rest of the day. This I'm glad to say I managed with some in the tank, getting to 9.1, a vo2 max of 45, where it was getting uncomfortable and called it a day, confident, hopefully, of being the standard required on the day, if there is a day.....nothing definite yet. And all this got me thinking....is a beep test an accurate predictor of vo2 max? If it is then it is a fun way to find out, had a blast. I know the only real way is to be in a lab with masks, electrodes and prods and stuff but is there a correlation? By the way, other than walking my dog, the odd maf run here and there, the odd random sprint, this is my recent training....S&S to simple, rop (interrupted due to shoulder tweak), kb strong double front squat with 2x20s, naked warrior progressions, total tension complex with 20s/16s, currently S&S 32 (not going for a 40 yet but can do standards but want to own it) with a naked warrior strength day making 2 x strength, 2 x S&S for about a month. So no direct aerobic work but a good vo2 max nonetheless. Stuff works.