Episode Details

Q&A #123 - Science and application of FatMax and MFO (Maximal rate of Fat Oxidation)

• What are the determinants of FatMax and MFO? 
• How can you test or determine your FatMax and MFO? 
• Normative values and benchmarks of FatMax and MFO
• How training affects FatMax and MFO
• Is there a best way to train FatMax and MFO? 

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• Training, testing and physiology with coach/scientist Iñigo San Millán, PhD | EP#262
• Contextualising Maximal Fat Oxidation During Exercise: Determinants and Normative Values - Maunder 2018
• Determination of the exercise intensity that elicits maximal fat oxidation - Achten 2002
• Limited Benefit of Fat(max)-Test to Derive Training Prescriptions - Schwindling 2014
• Heart rate reserve is equivalent to %VO2 reserve, not to %VO2max - Swain 1997
• Relationship between % heart rate reserve and % VO2 reserve in treadmill exercise - Swain 1998
• Effect of interval training intensity on fat oxidation, blood lactate and the rate of perceived exertion in obese men - Alkahtani 2013
• Short-term HIIT and Fatmax training increase aerobic and metabolic fitness in men with class II and III obesity - Lanzi 2015

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