BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Vinnie is a professional road cyclist participating in the 2020Giro d’Italia, a three-week race nearly 3,600 km in distance withsome stages exceeding altitudes of 2,700 m above sea level (i.e.,Stelvio Pass, Italy). As the newly hired head of thehigh-performance team, it is your responsibility to manage hispreparation for the event. You must demonstrate to your team afundamental understanding of physiology, the chronic adaptationsexpected from his training, and methods that could be implementedto improve the likelihood of success.
QUESTION:
Your first job was to schedule a VO2max test forVinnie to examine his aerobic fitness. After repeating theassessment several weeks later after an intensive training block,you notice that VO2max has dropped, but there has beenan increase in VT2. Please discuss why VO2maxdecreased and what impact both changes will have onperformance?
