Vo2 max Issue

Brecoglu said:

My max hr was 206 in one of my activity..

Max HR is not really the highest HR peak you find in your activities. You have to be able to sustain the Max HR for up to some 30s. The best way to find it, is doing a Max HR test. Either in a lab, or a self guided test (many tutorials can be found on YouTube)

It is very helpful to understand what I should focus. Thanks. 

... and setting the Max HR accurately in your User Profile is also very important for proper FTP and VO₂max detection, so I really strongly recommend doing the test, setting the value manually in the device settings, and disabling the Max HR auto-detection (it often misbehaves, for example due to drop-outs of the HRM strap)

Okay I am checking the self test videos .

Hello there. Here is my another indoor cycling activity I have done. The distance was entered manually.. because indoor class bikes do not record distance in my watch. Vo2 max is 40 which is low :)

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Hard to guess why your VO₂max is lower than you think it should be. It can be low, because you are not efficient in cycling. It can be because the power meter reports lower values. It can be because the heart rate is not accurate (I recommend using a chest strap). It can be because the body weight is not entered correctly. Etc, etc.

However, the absolute value is not that important. It is the consistency that is important, since it allows you to follow your progress.

You can try alternative methods for estimating your cycling VO₂max - you can find plenty of them on the web. Each of them may give you different results, but again the consistency is the key, not the absolute value.

check your FTP setting for cycling. It is used for your power zones etc, while cycling indoor. I do cycle indoor with trainer and tbh got cycling VO2 actually one notch higher than running one. And trust me, I am not neither super runner nor cyclist. Such big drop in your VO2 is crazy especially in short time, so check your cycling parameters (FTP, max HR and zones for cycling) - I'd double check and reset them all

Thanks. I will double check the ftp zones..

i would check actual FTP and reset it. your HR zones in last activity, they are up vs mine by 10 bpm. so you are rather fitter considering your max HR is higher. but checking your power zones vs mine, they have lower thresholds, so logically my max HR is lower yet FTP higher. Yours, high max HR but low FTP. Maybe this is the issue?

Also there is separate HR max and zones for cycling, check that too, all in User Profile section.