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Is it possible to see one or two decimals for VO2 Max?

Anyone know if its possible? I think that it would be a nice feature to see progress at decimal level so we can easier track the improvements in our training.

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TobiasLj over 5 years ago +8

It is available in the FIT file and one free platform that shows it with decimals is Runalyze:
3484231 over 1 year ago +6

So many are defending the lack of visibility of decimals in VO2 max. Change it ! You are all wrong. Here's why:

The categories measure to 1 decimal place yet the result does not! Therefore this is…
mcalista over 5 years ago in reply to TobiasLj +2

2 decimal points is probably a false level of precision, but 1 decimal place would at least give some good context if you were bouncing between say, 48.4 and 48.6 from run to run.

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0 TobiasLj over 5 years ago in reply to AndersB

AndersB said:
Do you know what the data field is called in the .FIT files? And how the data is stored in the files? Maybe Runalyze and Strava calculates the VO2 based on heart bpm etc.

I will have to check that when I get home but it is in the file. Runalyze do a calculation as well but that gives a completely different value. The values I marked in the screenshot is from Garmin and taken from the file.

0 AndersB over 5 years ago in reply to TobiasLj

That would be great! Maybe its the FIT->CSV conversation tool in the SDK which cannot convert that data. Or if its not stored in clean text. Have searched the conversed files for my VO2 Max but cannot find the value anywhere in my files.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

Do you know your weight to 2 decimal places?

VO2max = ml/min/kg

How often do you weigh yourself? Every time before a workout? Naked? How long does it take between weighing in and starting a workout? 10-20-30 minutes? Do you think your weight has not changed during this time? Don't do ***. These numbers are nonsense anyway.

0 mcbadger over 5 years ago in reply to AndersB

Quite a lot of what's in the FIT files isn't in the FIT-SDK documentation and isn't converted by the FIT-CSV tools either. VO2max shows up in two or three places, often as MET which needs scaling to VO2max.

You might find a read of this file interesting

0 AndersB over 5 years ago in reply to mcbadger

Thanks for your reply. I have found the data in the .FIT file now. Will add it up in my Excel tool.

0 AndersB over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

I want to know how my training affects the VO2 Max and then the decimals are very useful.

I weigh in every day, same procedure. With one decimal ;)

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to AndersB

How you win a medal in a competition, then you will find out. In the meantime, this is garbage nobody needs.

0 AndersB over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

I have solved my problem with the decimals. You can leave the thread ;)

0 Dr Phil over 5 years ago in reply to AndersB

VO2max is not a metric that needs to be assessed daily never mind to two decimal places.

0 AndersB over 5 years ago in reply to Dr Phil

I want to see the trend from training to training and that is not possible without the decimals I dont think that this diagram is useful in short term. It works on long term, but not for short term