VO2Max - Is it accurate

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Hi,
My apple watch and Whoop show completely different vo2max readings. Which one do i calibrate to?

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Ideally you would take a lab test and check which one is more accurate. For me the Whoop estimate is pretty close but you’ll need to run with GPS on once a week because it needs the power output to calculate.
If you do get a lab test you can also put that as a manual entry and Whoop will take it into account.

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@KunalKhilani You in Boston? We can run a VO2 Max test on you at our HQ. We have a lab where we run tons of tests everyday. I can’t comment on the accuracy of Apple… but I will say that we run tons of V02 Max tests in our Labs our HQ so…

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It worked for me as well. I did a test (before that, the Whoop rating was significantly too low), and since then, the Whoop estimates seem reasonable.

Of course, only a lab test can give you 100% certainty.

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Hi Durkin, how does it work to go to the HQ?

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Hi @oliviapp, thanks for the note. I connected with the team internally. We run VO2Max tests at period times in our lab. Unfortunately we aren’t running one currently. However, there are other WHOOP Lab Studies you can sign up for here: WHOOP Labs | Participate in a Research Study . The WHOOP Labs building address is One Kenmore Square Boston, MA 02215, right near Fenway Park. Hope that’s helpful!

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Hi Dunkin,
I am from India. However i am travelling next week to NY and Chicago next week. Any which ways thanks for the offer.

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But how do you know that Whoop isn’t simply taking your lab test result and then just echoing that metric back to you for months on end (within a small range for variability), therefore making you think that the Whoop is now estimating VO2 Max more accurately? Try this experiment: tell Whoop that you had a second VO2 Max test that is now 10 points lower; then see what Whoop starts telling you your VO2 Max is over the next few months. In other words, for accuracy you have to get a real, direct measurement on your own (VO2 Max, blood pressure, whatever) and then Whoop simply keeps telling you what that metric was, within a small range, until you provide it with another real, direct measurement. What’s the point of having the Whoop?