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Not getting alerted when new Vo2 max detected?

Former Member over 7 years ago

Hi all,

I follow some runners on social media, etc and they sometimes post a picture post-run where it says a new V02 max was detected. It does alert me about recovery time, and lactate threshold if a new one is detected, but never V02 max. Under Settings > Physiological Metrics everything is turned on.

I just noticed today about an hour after my run while flipping through the screens on my watch that my V02 max increased by 1, but never saw an alert on the watch. Same goes for if it goes down. Just wondering if others are seeing this, or does this not happen?

0 chunkywizard over 7 years ago

Note, it doesn’t alert when VO2Max goes up, only when it’s a new high (since you last reset the watch)

0 timgrose over 7 years ago

It should also always appear in "Achievements" just after you saved it. Not seen this alert for sometime myself - sadly :)

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Thanks for the reply. What do you mean exactly when you say a new high (but not when it goes up?)

So if my vo2 max is currently 52, and goes down to 51, when it goes back to 52 I won't get an alert as it's not a new high? I will only get alerted for example when it goes to 53?

0 Dr Phil over 7 years ago

That seems to be the case.

0 chrisdr2 over 7 years ago

Note, it doesn’t alert when VO2Max goes up, only when it’s a new high (since you last reset the watch)

I reset my watch a few weeks back and saw a notification for the first increase, but nothing since - It has risen five times since then, each a new high since the reset, but no notification. Should I have seen a notification for each?

0 Dr Phil over 7 years ago

New high since the reset, but what about the highest it's been?

0 chrisdr2 over 7 years ago

No, but that would assume that the watch synced the highest historical value back from GC after the reset. I doubt that's the case, otherwise, I shouldn't have seen any notification at all.

0 Dr Phil over 7 years ago

The magical mysteries of Garmin again...

Maybe it doesn’t synch back, it just knows. I can’t recall ever seeing a VO2max alert. But then I am getting old

0 lindajm22 over 7 years ago

I have never seen a VO2max notification and mine has changed a lot. Wonder why I have never seen this.

0 chrisdr2 over 7 years ago

The magical mysteries of Garmin again...

Maybe it doesn’t synch back, it just knows. I can’t recall ever seeing a VO2max alert. But then I am getting old

As if by magic...hope that Garmin can fix it with a wave of their magic wand!