Bike test v RPW
I've had to do the cycle test for several years now due to loss of cartilage and a ruptured ACL in my right knee, and I have always scored light blue. So after reading the comments on this thread and being about 14 KG overweight I was a little apprehensive about undertaking the RPW. I Therefore decided to undertake the RPW in my own time and check my results- I failed!
I did however discover that the best way of maximising your VO2 max is to walk as fast as you possibly can and then slow right down for the last 200 meters. To improve, I practiced walking flat out over 1600m and did some interval training sessions on a X trainer.
A week later I took the test and my result was a VO2 max of 46. Whilst my VO2 max score had dropped slightly from my score on the bike it was still good enough to get a light blue. whilst the RPW does seem slightly harder, in my opinion if you can pass the bike test and do a bit of preparation then the RPW is easily passable.
Last edited by Boris1275; 17th Mar 2011 at 11:38.