Maximum Aerobic Power (MAP), what does it really tell you?

[bbarrera]

MAP is roughly your 5-min power at VO2max, Coach Chad briefly discussed this in the first VO2Max deep dive (podcast 189, starting at 29:30). Notes here:

Time at VO2max discussion

My notes/transcription below: Coach Chad VO2max Deep Dive, Part 1 Podcast 189 VO2max definition discussion starts at 13:59, this is basically a rehash of info on blog: VO2 Max Training for Cyclists: How to Improve VO2 Max for Cyclists & Get Faster - TrainerRoad Blog Training implications discussion starts at 29:30s estimate: final steps of a ramp test estimate: 5-min best effort, from a recent race efforts where you went really hard Power-VO2max (5-min or from ramp) Fractional Utilizati…

I’ve heard other coaches say 6-min power, but for myself MAP is a ceiling on 5-min max effort. In other words, I’ve never been able to do MAP for 5-min. My best max effort was ~4-min at MAP. Perhaps that is partly because I’ve only targeted 4 to 4.5 minute max efforts, or 7-9 minute max efforts.