Anybody else cover the heart rate on their phone or tablet during a workout? I want to record it, but don’t wanna know whilst in the middle of an interval.

I haven’t tested, but this is supposedly to be possible on Win and Mac. Hopefully it will be an option when they release the pending mobile app updates. [image] Hide heart rate? TrainerRoad Software HI all, Good timing seeing this one near the top of the forum. We just …

Yes I do, HR can be a limiter. I don’t have my Hr showing during a TT for this reason. Also less cognitive load is better for me.

I’ve got use to looking for % max hr so when TR comes up with 175bpm etc my brain doesn’t process what % it is. By the time it gets to figures I can process I am going too hard to notice anyway. It also helps that 90% of the time I’m down in the TT position and can’t see it anyway :joy: I can see m…

I do this. Especially during a ramp test.

I don’t hide it - I know exactly where it’s at, been training long enough…

While all I generally care about is holding my cadence during workouts, as ERG mode takes care of the power, I still like seeing my HR. I like to see the steady progression of it as I go through intervals. Not to mention, my HR correlates pretty good with my RPE. That said, in a race I’d never look …

I have one screen with HR and one without, but all other fields the same, the one with HR for the good days, and the other one for the bad days!

Why not just set a screen up with or without HR? You can always scroll through the screens or with a wahoo hide them on the fly.

I run TR through my iPhone, and I suppose I’m technologically inefficient. therefore, I take a small strip of electrical tape, and cover the upper right corner of my phone, so I cannot see my HR. I did this over the last training block, and it really seemed to work for me. With my HR not in view,…

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mcneese.chad November 26, 2020, 7:15pm 2

I haven’t tested, but this is supposedly to be possible on Win and Mac. Hopefully it will be an option when they release the pending mobile app updates.

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