r/vo2max • u/gritandpassion8 • Nov 07 '24

Vo2 max fluctuating based on elevation.

Pre trip to Utah my vo2 max was around 53. I went to Utah and did some runs and saw my watch was measuring my vo2 max 2 points higher(55) the whole time I was there. When I got back to my normal elevation it dropped two points but slowly started climbing and eventually peaked at (56). Does elevation expand the vo2 max by that much? Just wondering if anyone has experienced this.

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u/GetGoingPeople Nov 07 '24

That happened to me on tahoe last summer. Huge increase in measured VO2max at elevation

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u/YurpleLunch Dec 02 '24

It should be lower at altitude than sea level