{"id":1490532,"date":"2021-12-03T13:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T11:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/?p=1490532"},"modified":"2021-12-03T13:30:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T11:30:04","slug":"maximal-aerobic-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/en\/2021\/12\/03\/maximal-aerobic-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximal aerobic power: what is it and why is it important in cycling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The world of cycling is full of words and terms that, sometimes, we do not know and can cause us confusion. This happens, above all, when we start to become interested in improving our performance and concepts that we had not heard before begin to appear. One of them may be the maximum aerobic power or MAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’ve come this far, it’s probably because you’ve already heard about MAP but it’s not entirely clear to you what it is and how it relates to the sport and performance. If this is your case, don’t worry, because we are going to try to explain in a simple and quick way what you need to know in order to start familiarizing yourself with Maximal Aerobic Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the study Factors determining maximal aerobic power<\/a><\/em> explains, “maximal aerobic power is the peak maximal oxygen consumption that an individual can obtain during dynamic exercise using large muscle groups for a few minutes performed under normal conditions at sea level.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n And what is maximal oxygen consumption or VO2Max? The maximum amount of oxygen an individual can process per unit of time and weight. Basically, it is the “displacement” of our “engine” and largely defines our ability to perform. But let’s go back to maximum aerobic power: MAP can also be explained as the maximum power that our body can develop in an aerobic state and is expressed in watts (W). Normally, this figure can be sustained for approximately 5 to 7 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The good thing is that this VO2Max can be improved and we talked about it in our Magazine<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy is MAP important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n