# Modelling Human Performance

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Here’s another spreadsheet. Mader’s basic model

Its a very crude implementation the model from the 1986 paper. The sheet may have errors and I don’t have a bio/physio background, so consider this a simple numerical calculator, of sorts.

The main references are in the sheet. Hauser, 2014 and Mader, 1986.

I coded the sheet in **LibreOffice Calc** – it’s free and useful. There are some modifications you can make to have this in Excel (charting, VBA coding).

_Input parameters_

Not sure where _vol. rel._ comes from - if you look at Incsyd reports, Vol. rel. seems to be based on a calc using body characteristics (height, weight, body fat, etc.)

Seems _K”s_ is adjusted based on VLaMax magnitude, high = 1.728, low = 1.331

Where to get VO2Max? – Watch estimate, ASCM formula, 5m Cycling power correlations, Software (WKO5, GC), other correlations (ramp test, Cooper test, etc.)

Where to get CP? – intervals, WKO5, GC, maybe TR (what model?). Use FTP also. Need good proxy for mlss.

How to estimate VLaMax? – Back-calculate. Use spreadsheet to iterate by varying VLaMax to find CP/FTP (mlss)

Fat and CHO correlations – I have no idea where they come from.

The sheet:

> **[MLSSc UpdatedV3.ods](https://onedrive.live.com/personal/7aaa504c5ba71805/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B541697d7-63c2-4306-8161-9ac0de04e1ca%7D&action=default&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL3gvYy83YWFhNTA0YzViYTcxODA1L0VkZVhGbFRDWXdaRGdXR2F3TjRFNGNvQnNTWHVBSDh3SzhHa00zd0Q1TmZhd3c_ZT16dmpObkw&slrid=e61a1ca2-d03f-1000-c28f-8ca327fece32&originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9vbmVkcml2ZS5saXZlLmNvbS86eDovZy9wZXJzb25hbC83YWFhNTA0YzViYTcxODA1L0lRRFhseFpVd21NR1E0Rmhtc0RlQk9IS0FiRWw3Z0JfTUN2QnBETjhBLVRYMnNNP3J0aW1lPUlfcm5ySjNHM2tnJnJlZGVlbT1hSFIwY0hNNkx5OHhaSEoyTG0xekwzZ3ZZeTgzWVdGaE5UQTBZelZpWVRjeE9EQTFMMFZrWlZoR2JGUkRXWGRhUkdkWFIyRjNUalJGTkdOdlFuTlRXSFZCU0RoM1N6aEhhMDB6ZDBRMVRtWmhkM2NfWlQxNmRtcE9ia3c&CID=1d4103c6-6f72-424a-8084-db47db6441d0&_SRM=0:G:523)**

A _very_ quick video showing the basic operation:

> **[Microsoft OneDrive](https://photos.onedrive.com/share/7AAA504C5BA71805!52414?cid=7AAA504C5BA71805&resId=7AAA504C5BA71805%2152414&ithint=video&e=srbfnA&migratedtospo=true&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL3YvYy83YWFhNTA0YzViYTcxODA1L0VRVVlwMXRNVUtvZ2dIcS16QUFBQUFBQlQ2bldBM1J2Z0dlVmNWUk5obWs2dmc_ZT1zcmJmbkE)**

 ![image](https://forum.intervals.icu/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7cb557f7d3f4d94ef23700bf03755c7dcfed6760.jpeg)

A better explanation of the model can be found at the link I always share:

> **[Anaerobic Threshold via VO2max and vLamax v2](https://www.kaggle.com/code/rasaff57/anaerobic-threshold-via-vo2max-and-vlamax-v2/notebook)**
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> Explore and run AI code with Kaggle Notebooks | Using data from No attached data sources

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