Heybales - Question on HRM tab of spreadsheet?

ashleybreuer

Hello!

I am trying to update my settings on the HRM tab of the website; I am using this version to eat back exercise calories. I have an FT7 but it doesn't tell me my V02 Max. However I have my RMR results in front of me and there is a line for V02 1) is this my V02 Max? and 2 there are 2 sets of data i'm not sure what to use to fill in the information for the HRM tab (or I'm not sure what my correct V02 Max would be). Are you able to help or give some insite?

Measured REE: 5.30 kJoule/date (1267 kcal/day)
Predicted REE: 5.57 kJoule/day (1331 kcal/day)
Estimated TEE: 6.89 kJoule/day (1645 kcal/day)
V02: 185 ml/min (3.40 ml/kg/min)
Fe02: 15.38% expired oxygen
Minute Volume: 4.17 Liters / min
Tidal Volume: 722 ml
Respiratory Rate: 5.8 breaths / min
Test Duration: 10.1 min
Estimated TEE = 1.30 X REE

ashleybreuer

Hello!

I am trying to update my settings on the HRM tab of the website; I am using this version to eat back exercise calories. I have an FT7 but it doesn't tell me my V02 Max. However I have my RMR results in front of me and there is a line for V02 1) is this my V02 Max? and 2 there are 2 sets of data i'm not sure what to use to fill in the information for the HRM tab (or I'm not sure what my correct V02 Max would be). Are you able to help or give some insite?

Measured REE: 5.30 kJoule/date (1267 kcal/day)
Predicted REE: 5.57 kJoule/day (1331 kcal/day)
Estimated TEE: 6.89 kJoule/day (1645 kcal/day)
V02: 185 ml/min (3.40 ml/kg/min)
Fe02: 15.38% expired oxygen
Minute Volume: 4.17 Liters / min
Tidal Volume: 722 ml
Respiratory Rate: 5.8 breaths / min
Test Duration: 10.1 min
Estimated TEE = 1.30 X REE

I think I may be confused between V02 and V02 max. Is there a better way to 'estimate' by V02 max versus online calculators that only want my age and resting heart rate? Thanks!

heybales

That is so nice they included other info on the test - I was going to start recommending that when people say they will get tested, because if they've been doing cardio, the VO2 line can be telling sometimes.

So avg volume of O2 resting is 3.5 mL/kg/min - and no that is not VO2max sadly.

But it does show your 3.4 is slightly lower.

And that is probably because of being cardio active for some time at decent level.
Which also probably shows why your REE is below predicted.
Of course, predicted on gender, age, weight, height could be very different from predicted on bodyfat %, and only being 60 calories low, sounds pretty good.

So that formula in the spreadsheet for VO2max was found to be one of the most accurate, even more chance of accuracy compared to sub-maximal VO2 tests.
The use of resting HR helps, even though it is still somewhat based on BMI.

Oh, and that formula, or slightly tweaked one - is exactly what Polar uses for the VO2max test on more expensive HRM's.
The measure resting HR, they asked for your Athlete level 1-4, and they know your BMI.
BAM, VO2max.

Every time I've tested with different HR's, like where I know it wasn't real resting HR, the Polar gets the same value as the formula.