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    What is the problem with Vo2max est on SV?

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    • Frederick RochetteF Offline
      Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Egika
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      @Egika In my case, the Vo2Max is over 3 points… while that of my SV is low and not changing.

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        stromdiddily Gold Members @Frederick Rochette
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        @Frederick-Rochette said in What is the problem with Vo2max est on SV?:

        @Egika In my case, the Vo2Max is over 3 points… while that of my SV is low and not changing.

        What are your heart rate zones in Runalyze?

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        • Frederick RochetteF Offline
          Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @stromdiddily
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          @stromdiddily Max HR is the same as SUUNTO 188ppm

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            stromdiddily Gold Members @Frederick Rochette
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            @Frederick-Rochette and the rest?

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            • EgikaE Offline
              Egika Platinum Member @stromdiddily
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              @stromdiddily right - I had not set them in Runalyze. Did it now.Thx!

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              • Frederick RochetteF Offline
                Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Egika
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                @Egika 40 in Runalyse and 43 in Suunto. I change it so that is the same now (43).
                Honestly, I don’t think it’s going to make much difference. The Vo2Max estimate seems to be totally stuck. There’s been no fluctuation (or very little) since I’ve had the SV. What’s more, on Runalyse I have a different estimate after each of my outings, which corresponds well to my state of fitness/performance.
                I’m going to wait for the next update and if it doesn’t change I’m going to send it back to Suunto for repair because this is absolutely not normal.

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                • EgikaE Offline
                  Egika Platinum Member @Frederick Rochette
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                  @Frederick-Rochette
                  I just learned you can set the 5 zones in Runalyze in “configuration - sport types”

                  Regarding the “stuck” values:
                  I found that the watch just keeps the old value, if data collected was not enough for a new calculation.
                  With the FirstBeat algo, the bars were set pretty high regarding data quality. That refers to GPS quality, HR data quality and also the activity needs to cover low to high intensity.

                  I strongly recommend to check again after the November update, as this is not a defective watch, it is just how the FirstBeat calculation works. Suunto chose to abandon these black box algorithms for a good reason…

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                  • Frederick RochetteF Offline
                    Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Egika
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                    @Egika But why did it work so well with my Suunto 9 Peak?

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                      Egika Platinum Member @Frederick Rochette
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                      @Frederick-Rochette that is a good question… It would probably require digging into the JSON or FIT files of your individual activities…

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                      • Frederick RochetteF Offline
                        Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Egika
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                        @Egika could someone here help me look at this?

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                          stromdiddily Gold Members @Egika
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                          @Egika ooooooh you said November 😉

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                          • Stefan KerstingS Offline
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                            I see that my vo2 max differs when on the mill or when running on the street. On the mill it is a higher than on the street

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                            • JacobusJ Offline
                              Jacobus @Frederick Rochette
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                              @Frederick-Rochette The ‘‘problem’’ with VO2 Max is that you also have to go to the maximum for a correct measurement.
                              It’s not called VO2 Max(imal) for nothing.

                              If you take a VO2 Max test with a sports doctor, you have to give yourself maximum effort until you really can’t do it anymore, on an increasingly faster treadmill, which is very difficult.

                              While you run they often also do a lactate test to determine your threshold/lactate heart rate.

                              If someone’s maximum heart rate is 180bpm, your threshold is probably around 160bpm and then you have to reach or exceed that value during your weekly interval and threshold run.
                              And then a Suunto watch should give a correct VO2Max value.

                              Running a test in youre Aerobic zone or walking will always give an incorrect value.

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                              • Frederick RochetteF Offline
                                Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Jacobus
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                                @Jacobus I completely agree with you and I would like to point out that I do between two and three threshold sessions a week, either on the track or hill sessions, but my Vo2 Max is always 51.9… so?

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                                  Egika Platinum Member @Frederick Rochette
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                                  @Frederick-Rochette so, most likely as stated above: the FirstBeat algo did not like your workout enough to update VO2max… 😢

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                                  • Frederick RochetteF Offline
                                    Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Egika
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                                    @Egika However, I had a different data almost every time I went out with my S9P, so I don’t understand what’s going on. In any case, no one here is able to find me a solution, just give me generalities and try to show me that I’m using my watch incorrectly.
                                    However, it seems obvious that there is a problem of estimation with this SV.
                                    Am I the only one to have identical data after each run or do you have different data, even with very little difference?

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                                      Egika Platinum Member @Frederick Rochette
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                                      @Frederick-Rochette said in What is the problem with Vo2max est on SV?:

                                      @Egika However, I had a different data almost every time I went out with my S9P, so I don’t understand what’s going on. In any case, no one here is able to find me a solution, just give me generalities and try to show me that I’m using my watch incorrectly.
                                      However, it seems obvious that there is a problem of estimation with this SV.
                                      Am I the only one to have identical data after each run or do you have different data, even with very little difference?

                                      While your basic concern is the “stuck” value, I think those generalities make sense to discuss anyway. Some very good remarks regarding VO2max in this thread 👍

                                      Regarding your identical values question: Yes, I have those as well sometimes. That’s what I meant in my comment above:
                                      “Regarding the “stuck” values:
                                      I found that the watch just keeps the old value, if data collected was not enough for a new calculation.”

                                      It is not your individual watch, but a systematic thing.
                                      For me, the values are not always stuck though. That’s why I suspect the FirstBeat algorithm to not accept every workout. But you are right. It’s just educated guessing here.

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                                        Jacobus @Frederick Rochette
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                                        @Frederick-Rochette Ihave also a Vertical and with me the data changes a little bit every time i completed a training, it is not stuck as you can see.
                                        When i am training for a marathon the value wil rise bij maby two or tree points or soba642232-70ad-4770-a6bc-1ab0b529545c-1698320964787.jpg image url)

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                                          Frederick Rochette Bronze Member @Jacobus
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                                          @Jacobus stuck for me…
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                                          • isaziI Offline
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                                            Mine is also changing.

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