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VO2 Max & Asymptomatic Covid
Posted on 10/5/21 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 10/5/21 at 7:45 pm
Has anyone experienced a drop in their VO2 Max after asymptomatic covid infection?
Work for a hospital system and occupational health started offering the antibody tests again recently. About 3-4 months ago one of my kids was very sick with some sort of respiratory infection (our pediatrician is not fond of testing even for the flu prior to covid as it doesn’t change his course of treatment, so no test for Covid) and I was home with her for nearly a week. Those with kids can imagine how this went. Figured I’d go do the antibody test just to see if I had them and sure enough I do have antibodies.
Have never noticed any change in physical performance nor symptoms. Lift 3x week/run 3x week. For some reason my VO2 Max has now dropped 2 points in the last month without any real change in my routine or noticeable performance drop. In fact my times have improved, both steady pace and intervals. VO2 Max has dropped from 47 to 45 via two separate one point drops about 2.5 weeks apart.
Anyone else experience this?
Work for a hospital system and occupational health started offering the antibody tests again recently. About 3-4 months ago one of my kids was very sick with some sort of respiratory infection (our pediatrician is not fond of testing even for the flu prior to covid as it doesn’t change his course of treatment, so no test for Covid) and I was home with her for nearly a week. Those with kids can imagine how this went. Figured I’d go do the antibody test just to see if I had them and sure enough I do have antibodies.
Have never noticed any change in physical performance nor symptoms. Lift 3x week/run 3x week. For some reason my VO2 Max has now dropped 2 points in the last month without any real change in my routine or noticeable performance drop. In fact my times have improved, both steady pace and intervals. VO2 Max has dropped from 47 to 45 via two separate one point drops about 2.5 weeks apart.
Anyone else experience this?
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Posted on 10/5/21 at 8:22 pm to DabosDynasty
How are you measuring your VO2 max? Also, can you feel the difference, and can you measure the difference?
Posted on 10/5/21 at 9:13 pm to crazyLSUstudent
Garmin watch. Forerunner 245.
Don’t feel any difference that I’m aware of.
Don’t feel any difference that I’m aware of.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 9:17 pm to DabosDynasty
I wouldn't worry about it then. I would not place a ton of faith in the algorithm used by Garmin to calculate your VO2Max. Treat it as more of an approximation
Posted on 10/5/21 at 9:53 pm to crazyLSUstudent
I’m not a “runner” per say. I live in the 2-4 mile range and I’m running 8:50-10:15 miles depending on what it is I’m doing so I don’t live or die by it, but I do find it odd the two things coincide. For reference I’ve had the watch since Christmas and had one previous change, a drop from 48-47 (honestly I questioned accuracy when my original read was 48, but maybe I’m hard on myself). I’d been at 47 for probably over 6 months even with changes in training. While I’m sure there’s an accuracy argument to be made, the algorithm from Garmin presumably didn’t change, but my value did.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 5:41 am to DabosDynasty
I heard of covid affecting vo2 but that is about it. Odd that it would be asymptomatic.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 6:39 am to DabosDynasty
quote:
Garmin watch. Forerunner 245.
Like what CLS said, if you are using your watch to measure v02, it's not likely an accurate reading.
Personally, my own anecdotal evidence says garmin's formula isn't even close.
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