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07-07-22, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MoAlpha

So, to geek out on this a bit more, as we age and HR asymptotes ever earlier on the power curve, our "VO2max," as estimated for power/HR, could actually increase, at least relatively, right? My power/HR numbers are always higher on hard workouts and it ain't because of my God-given ability in Z5.

Um, maybe?

Since the Firstbeat algorithm uses power vs heart rate to estimate VO2max, and we become more energy efficient as we age, we ought to see an upward drift in estimated VO2max.

Is it a real gain? Dunno, but at this age, lets take every win we can.

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