Скачать или смотреть The Search for the Highest VERIFIED VO₂max Ever

Everyone wants to know: who has the highest VO₂max ever measured?

Over the years, countless numbers have been thrown around — 90s, even 97.5 ml/kg/min — but how many of these values are actually verified? In this video, I dig deep into the science and research behind the world’s most elite aerobic engines.

Instead of relying on interviews, magazine quotes, or “a friend of a friend” stories, I went straight to peer-reviewed scientific literature to find the most credible VO₂max values ever published.

We’ll look at:
The most verified VO₂max values for men and women
How some numbers have been misreported or exaggerated over time
Why peer-reviewed sources matter when identifying the world’s best endurance athletes
The fascinating stories behind some of the names — from Steve Prefontaine to Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and Oskar Svendsen

Was Oskar Svendsen’s reported 97.5 ml/kg/min real?
Who actually holds the highest scientifically verified VO₂max ever recorded?
And what can VO₂max really tell us about performance potential?

Content Time Markers:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 A new record?
01:25 Verified sources
02:12 Existing lists of the highest VO₂max values
02:47 Don Lash
04:13 Toini Gustafsson
04:51 Marjatta Kajosmaa
05:22 Grete Waitz
05:54 Paula Radcliffe
06:27 Joan Benoit
06:55 Higher values for women?
07:24 Highest Absolute VO₂max
07:51 Sverri Sandberg Nielson
08:27 Rudiger Henning
09:07 Miguel Indurain
9:56 Assar Ronnlund
10:293 Kip Keino
10:43 Jim Ryun
10:59 Steve Prefontaine
11:41 Dave Bedford
11:55 Steve Scott
12:18 Lance Armstrong
12:53 Chris Froome
13:54 Other unidentified values
14:30 Christian Hoffmann
16:26 Oscar Svendsen
18:02 The complete list
18:54 References

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