Originally Posted by
Jughed
I'm just trying to wrap my head around the numbers (and I've not yet played with the formulas in the other thread)
I equate VO2 max with your max sustained 4-6 min power - if you are training, fit and have the strength to push the power.
If you are losing weight while training, the right kind of weight - using the formulas with everything constant except weight - VO2 max increases. If you don't lose strength - your potential 4-6 min power should increase simply because of the weight loss.
You are getting confused between VO2 max (eg. a value of say 50) vs VO2 max power in Watts, which is independent of your weight.
If you lost weight and your strength stayed the same, then your VO2 max power output would stay the same, but your VO2 max would increase because it is measured in units per kg of body weight.