Just found out my VO2 max. What does it Mean?
05-22-15, 10:31 AM
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I like the Garmin 9XX series but I wish that it would come with a built in HR monitor that can be used underwater, perhaps with a Garmin Forerunner 930XT... .I feel HR is more usable than power (off the bike) because you can run and pay attention to your heart rate. People will argue that HR has lag so it's not as useful but I love HR. Garmin likes to give you little records and you can make calculations from them at the end of your training sessions.
I saw the new Forerunner 225 has a built-in HRM that should work under water. It's a Mio sensor and people have been saying those work for swimming. I hear the Wahoo Tckr chest strap has a built-in memory and works underwater (if you can keep it in place) and that you can merge the HR into your Garmin data after the fact if you're willing to go through some cumbersome steps. I also hear Suunto does a better job of that.
The girlfriend and I have a cabin reserved on Ross Lake in North Cascades National Park in late June. Great swimming!
I've always just gone in the water, this year I'm going to try to be more structured about it and record the data.
05-22-15, 10:37 AM
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As an exercise physiologist I can chime in and say that it measures your body's ability to utilize oxygen out of the maximum available O2 in your body. Cross country skiers can have 91% and tour de france winners can see 88%+ VO2 max. It's confusing and complicated to determine. Instead it's much better to use that tells you exactly the same thing? Calculate your FTP instead. You'll be able to use an FTP to measure your performance and pace yourself in races compared to a VO2 max, which will maybe tell you how much of your max potential you are using. Your "max potential" which can also increase through training. So fairly arbitrary.
05-22-15, 11:41 AM
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Admitted I was wrong about the % in a former power. It is ml/kg/min. : )
05-22-15, 11:48 AM
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I got a Fenix 3.
I saw the new Forerunner 225 has a built-in HRM that should work under water. It's a Mio sensor and people have been saying those work for swimming. I hear the Wahoo Tckr chest strap has a built-in memory and works underwater (if you can keep it in place) and that you can merge the HR into your Garmin data after the fact if you're willing to go through some cumbersome steps. I also hear Suunto does a better job of that.
The girlfriend and I have a cabin reserved on Ross Lake in North Cascades National Park in late June. Great swimming! I've always just gone in the water, this year I'm going to try to be more structured about it and record the data.
I saw the new Forerunner 225 has a built-in HRM that should work under water. It's a Mio sensor and people have been saying those work for swimming. I hear the Wahoo Tckr chest strap has a built-in memory and works underwater (if you can keep it in place) and that you can merge the HR into your Garmin data after the fact if you're willing to go through some cumbersome steps. I also hear Suunto does a better job of that.
The girlfriend and I have a cabin reserved on Ross Lake in North Cascades National Park in late June. Great swimming!
I've always just gone in the water, this year I'm going to try to be more structured about it and record the data.
05-22-15, 01:45 PM
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I test mine for free, purely out of curiosity, power is still a much better predictor of performance.
Oh and also to see if golden cheetah is accurate in predicting vo2max from power data.
Oh and also to see if golden cheetah is accurate in predicting vo2max from power data.
05-22-15, 05:50 PM
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05-22-15, 07:19 PM
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Cardiac output (stroke volume x heart rate) is the main determinant. Gas exchange in the lungs, as well as tissue uptake and utilization of oxygen are less important.
EDIT: Of course, there are ways of increasing O2 delivery without increasing cardiac output, as we all know too well.
EDIT: Of course, there are ways of increasing O2 delivery without increasing cardiac output, as we all know too well.
05-22-15, 09:04 PM
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I think very good to excellent for a recreational cyclist would be 60's to 70's. I think there are quite a few pros with V02 max's in the 70's. Greg Lemond tested at something like 92 once during his pro days which was the highest ever for a pro cyclist (pre-doping era.)
05-23-15, 06:05 AM
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If your VO2max is good enough, it means I can do lung surgery on you if you need it. So if you need lung surgery, I guess it wasn't a waste of money
05-23-15, 06:44 AM
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Thanks. Just need to know, but my VO2 max was done by a estimation of all of the data from my heart rate and my power meter (Stages). And ride data for the last couple of months. I was just given a number and told that it is Damn good.
The power meter kind of took the fun out of riding. I find myself looking down a lot at my Garmin, and trying to keep my Watts above a certain number. But that all changes when I get home and download my ride. MAN! does it feel good to see the amount of watts we can put out.
The power meter kind of took the fun out of riding. I find myself looking down a lot at my Garmin, and trying to keep my Watts above a certain number. But that all changes when I get home and download my ride. MAN! does it feel good to see the amount of watts we can put out.
05-23-15, 07:33 AM
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A while ago when I was doing a lot of rowing on an indoor rower you could predict your VO2max with reasonable accuracy using your time for 2k test. To do it, though, was 7 minutes of pure agony.
