Whilst Maximal Aerobic Speed is a concept that has been around for a while now, it is still largely misunderstood by large sectors of the strength and conditioning and sport Science community. This is compounded by the fact that coaches and practitioners pay scant attention to the impact that different field based aerobic fitness tests have on MAS determination. 

This manifests in the errors listed below, all of which have an adverse impact on MAS determination & objective conditioning prescription. 

• Using aerobic fitness tests that AREN’T reliable
• Administer HIIT sessions as pseudo aerobic fitness tests to determine MAS
• Select fitness tests that DON’T primarily assess aerobic fitness (i.e. YOYO IR2)
• Utilise aerobic fitness tests that DON’T accurately reflect the sports demands
• When required, don’t use appropriate regression equations to address over & under estimation of MAS

ENTER THE MAXIMAL AEROBIC SPEED DETERMINATION SPREADSHEETS

The MAS determination spreadsheets have been created to alleviate these concerns by providing coaches and practitioners with five separate spreadsheets that address the limitations associated with determining MAS using field based aerobic fitness tests.

Using the MAS determination spreadsheets will improve the accuracy of your MAS across a range of aerobic fitness tests, which in turn, will improve the effectiveness and accuracy of your conditioning prescription.

The Maximal Aerobic Speed Determination spreadsheets include FIVE expertly devised spreadsheets that provide you with an accurate MAS value irrespective of the field based fitness test that you administer.

The five field based aerobic fitness tests include:

1. Beep Test (20m Shuttle Run)
2. YOYO Intermittent Recovery Test – Level 1
3. Time Trial (varied distances)
4. Bronco Test (1.2km Shuttle Run)
5. Maximal Aerobic Speed Test