During the first pre-season week Real Madrid team performed a high-intensity training session wearing COSMED K5 metabolic system under the guidance of fitness coach Antonio Pintus.
VO2max represents the maximum volume of oxygen consumed per minute per kilogram of weight and defines the personal cardiorespiratory and aerobic level.
Erkan Tortu, Sport Sciences And Technology-Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), performed a metabolic assessment with COSMED K5 to determine the athlete exercise domains (moderate-heavy-severe-extreme) and create specific training programs.