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Exercising at VO2Max

JRKingOfBeer
over 1 year ago

I hear of "exercising at VO2Max" and I'm a bit confused about what this means from a practical point of view.

Goggle will give me the definition of VO2Max obviously, I'm clear about what it refers to, relation with MET and calories burn etc.

But what I am not clear about, is how I put that into practice. In particular, I don't seem to be able to find a direct relationship between exercising at VO2Max, and exercising at a particular HR.

Can someone give me an example of an exercise that would have me "exercise at VO2Max" ? If it matters, Garmin estimates my VO2Max to be 44, which is identical to the estimate following my last treadmill test at the cardiologist (Bruce Protocole)  a few months ago. If it matters also, I estimate my true MaxHR to be 175.

Thanks.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to JRKingOfBeer

    Nitpicking on a study's methods is what science is all about. Pull those methods apart to check if the conclusions are really backed by the data. Happens to me everytime I send out a paper or show my powerpoints at a conference. 

    Most if not all studies on sports watches are for marketing and entertainment only, and what's published about Garmin's VO2max guesstimates is no different. There are simply no scientists that can spare enough time and money to validate the numbers that our Garmins spit out.

    Unless Garmin starts marketing its watches as medical devices, nobody's gonna do a proper clinical trial. Hobby projects where some research group rounds up the running students in the building for a bit of fun on the treadmill is as good as it's gonna get. 

    What's true for kinesio tape and the 14k marathon scheme also holds for Garmin's numbers. They're fun to play with and spice up some forum discussion, but they have nothing to do with sound evidence. Lack of a properly executed clinical trial does not validate all the statistically questionable just-for-fun publications out there.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 9170481

    I appreciate the input and opinions (several of which I agree with).