DIXIE wrote:and wtf is VO2 max sully???
Well its the only one that I listed that I don't actually have a true measure of
VO2 max is a measure of how your body transports and uses oxygen during excercise. As Auto hinted, endurance athletes have the highest VO2max (runners, swimmers, bikers, rowers, xc skiiers, etc). Lance Armstrong was one of the highest ever, but I believe the record is held by a cross country skiier.
Anyway, it is measured by running on a treadmill with a large bag that captures all of the air you are inhaling and exhaling. The test progressively gets harder and faster and the lab will print results of how well your body utilizes oxygen. I've never actually had that done, which is why I was incorrect before (though I know a few runners who have been tested, you just need to find a lab and have some cash).
There is a test you can do on a track involving some number of 400 repeats I believe. That's the one that I've done, but I believe that is actually a measure of your VDOT (if you are familiar with Daniel's Running formula Autoload, that is the easiest way to approximate your VO2max, and the only way I have done it.)
The VDOT system is designed to tell you what paces to run various races based on a system similar to VO2max, but it doesn't give you an actual reading of ml/kg/min (ml of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute).