VO2 Max. Standard Ratings
These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and sex.
Males
Percentile
Superior
95
Excellent
80
Good
60
Fair
40
Poor
0–40
Females
Percentile
Superior
95
Excellent
80
Good
60
Fair
40
Poor
0–40
Data reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more information, go to www.CooperInstitute.org.
FTP Ratings
These tables include classifications for functional threshold power (FTP) estimates by sex.
Males
Superior
Excellent
Good
Fair
Untrained
Females
Superior
Excellent
Good
Fair
Untrained
FTP ratings are based on research by Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan, PhD, Training and Racing with a Power
Meter (Boulder, CO: VeloPress, 2010).
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20–29
30–39
55.4
54
51.1
48.3
45.4
44
41.7
40.5
<41.7
<40.5
20–29
30–39
49.6
47.4
43.9
42.4
39.5
37.8
36.1
34.4
<36.1
<34.4
Watts per Kilogram (W/kg)
5.05 and greater
From 3.93 to 5.04
From 2.79 to 3.92
From 2.23 to 2.78
Less than 2.23
Watts per Kilogram (W/kg)
4.30 and greater
From 3.33 to 4.29
From 2.36 to 3.32
From 1.90 to 2.35
Less than 1.90
40–49
50–59
52.5
48.9
46.4
43.4
42.4
39.2
38.5
35.6
<38.5
<35.6
40–49
50–59
45.3
41.1
39.7
36.7
36.3
33
33
30.1
<33
<30.1
60–69
70–79
45.7
42.1
39.5
36.7
35.5
32.3
32.3
29.4
<32.3
<29.4
60–69
70–79
37.8
36.7
33
30.9
30
28.1
27.5
25.9
<27.5
<25.9
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