Rowing VO2 max?

WHY doesn’t Garmin provide a VO2 max for my rowing workouts? Rowing is a massively popular sport, arguably the most physically beneficial one, and yet I can’t get VO2 feedback or information from it? Why?! Only running, cycling and…walking?! How is rowing not factored into VO2 max metrics?!

0 gaijin 7 months ago

Beats the *** out of me!

If you want that, probably best to talk with Garmin...

0 subra 7 months ago

Mazemusic said:
How is rowing not factored into VO2 max metrics?!

This could be due to the fact that there are not enough studies available on the relationship between rowing intensity and VO2max. Some studies are still in progress, e.g.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352956586_A_New_Fitness_Test_of_Estimating_VO2max_in_Well-Trained_Rowing_Athletes

0 6893829 1 month ago

Firstbeat, which is the analytics engine Garmin uses I believe, seems to have a well performing VO2 max test for rowing so why they refuse to include it or even respond to any of the inquiries over the years makes no sense to me: