Really excellent topic! Spend most of my time in mid to high zone 4 with lots of strength training. While I haven’t been able to raise my max HR much higher, I’ve seen some substantial gains in VO2 max and HRV. I like to think, relative to my age, I’m in the best shape of my life😅
I agree... a wrist based device can only do so much! I added a heart rate strap, which should help, but I've not done anything to validate if it's better. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks. i run every other day and on alternate days i do upper body strength training. I have noticed NBA TV basketball announcers discuss teams that play on consecutive days resulting in 'dead legs' so that is my clue to not run every day!
Doing a max HR run is❤ horrible, so applause for attempting. And double applause for pressjng pause...there is ALWAYS another day. I monitor my VO2 max on Garmin Connect as as indicator over several months, out of curiosity. Seems I am in the top 10% for my age and being female (top of what and who..?). But...best of all I like the way it also says my age is 30 years less than my real 69😅 A more reliable and realistic measure is age grading %. Go back and put in your times over certain distance at various ages. I now aim to get back up from my current 60% to when I was in the low 70s for 10km. Interesting to see what were your 'best' distances back in the day.....and more recently of course. You might very well find you are doing better than you thought. Happy running.🙏
It sounds like you have a great VO2 max, Jo, if your fitness age is 30 years younger. My Garmin fitness age is 21 years younger, so maybe I need more intensity to raise my VO2 max! :-) I am aware the idea/principle of age grading, but never pursued it. Thanks for sharing!
Very important topic for runners. My problem with VO2 max is that other than going to a lab and getting it tested, which isn't really practical, it is hard to find an accurate VO2 measure. I have used things like Jack Daniels running formula, and my smart watch. The numbers vary by a lot, so I'm not sure what to believe. When coaching, I used paces from Daniels in a VO2 max workout. Now I'm wondering if that was accurate enough. Any thoughts?
You're right that a lab is the best way to get VO2 max. I rely on my Garmin watch, which utilizes heart rate and GPS data. It also requires that you be at 70% of your max heart rate for ten minutes. Not the same as a lab, of course, but at least it's measuring real time data on my body. It's all estimates, of course. I'm not that knowledgeable on the Jack Daniel's formula, so my only thought is that if you were determining VO2 max using the same method (when coaching), then at least the training paces were determined based on that one method, even though the results may vary. Thanks for commenting!
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Really excellent topic! Spend most of my time in mid to high zone 4 with lots of strength training. While I haven’t been able to raise my max HR much higher, I’ve seen some substantial gains in VO2 max and HRV. I like to think, relative to my age, I’m in the best shape of my life😅
Awesome! It's great that you see improvement (VO2 max) due to your efforts. Thanks for sharing and watching the video!
Thanks Ralph. Garmin numbers seem slippery, not sure if trust the accuracy. I am getting intense training but Garmin VO2 max hasn’t changed.
I agree... a wrist based device can only do so much! I added a heart rate strap, which should help, but I've not done anything to validate if it's better. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks. i run every other day and on alternate days i do upper body strength training. I have noticed NBA TV basketball announcers discuss teams that play on consecutive days resulting in 'dead legs' so that is my clue to not run every day!
Likewise, I rarely run consecutive days. I need my rest! Thanks for commenting!
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You are so welcome, Julie! Thanks for taking the time to give me this feedback. I appreciate it!
Doing a max HR run is❤ horrible, so applause for attempting. And double applause for pressjng pause...there is ALWAYS another day. I monitor my VO2 max on Garmin Connect as as indicator over several months, out of curiosity. Seems I am in the top 10% for my age and being female (top of what and who..?). But...best of all I like the way it also says my age is 30 years less than my real 69😅 A more reliable and realistic measure is age grading %. Go back and put in your times over certain distance at various ages. I now aim to get back up from my current 60% to when I was in the low 70s for 10km. Interesting to see what were your 'best' distances back in the day.....and more recently of course. You might very well find you are doing better than you thought. Happy running.🙏
It sounds like you have a great VO2 max, Jo, if your fitness age is 30 years younger. My Garmin fitness age is 21 years younger, so maybe I need more intensity to raise my VO2 max! :-) I am aware the idea/principle of age grading, but never pursued it. Thanks for sharing!
Very important topic for runners. My problem with VO2 max is that other than going to a lab and getting it tested, which isn't really practical, it is hard to find an accurate VO2 measure. I have used things like Jack Daniels running formula, and my smart watch. The numbers vary by a lot, so I'm not sure what to believe. When coaching, I used paces from Daniels in a VO2 max workout. Now I'm wondering if that was accurate enough. Any thoughts?
You're right that a lab is the best way to get VO2 max. I rely on my Garmin watch, which utilizes heart rate and GPS data. It also requires that you be at 70% of your max heart rate for ten minutes. Not the same as a lab, of course, but at least it's measuring real time data on my body. It's all estimates, of course. I'm not that knowledgeable on the Jack Daniel's formula, so my only thought is that if you were determining VO2 max using the same method (when coaching), then at least the training paces were determined based on that one method, even though the results may vary. Thanks for commenting!