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![]() James Cracknell vs. the Academy's Nick. Who wins?
Olympic champion rower Matthew Pinsent has a lung capacity of eight-and-a-half litres.
So when it comes to a VO2 max test, why do he and fellow rower James Cracknell fall behind someone like Paula Radcliffe? Your VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen you can shift through your lungs. But when weight is taken into comparison, it reveals some surprising results. Here our own potential* Academy Olympian is put through his paces.
*In the loosest sense of the word.
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