# Garmin target interval power

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-target-interval-power/61912>\
**Category:** Training\
**Tags:** outside-riding\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-target-interval-power/61912 "2021-08-12T06:10:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ritchey5440](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/ritchey5440/32/61245_2.png) [@Ritchey5440](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Ritchey5440)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-target-interval-power/61912/1 "2021-08-12T06:10:34Z")

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Hi there,

when I use outside version of any TR workout (if available), I can see step average power on my Edge 530 as adviced in the blog ([https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028351772-Pushing-an-Outside-Workout-to-Garmin](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028351772-Pushing-an-Outside-Workout-to-Garmin)). But some workouts don’t have the outside version (for example Kershaw). So I tried to manually replicate the workout on my Garmin Connect. I have set the target power to be a 20 watts interval (as is usual with original TR workouts). But when I started the workout, the Step Average Power data field showed only 3s power, not the average power for the current workout step. It is mirrored even in workout overview - if I overview any original TR outside workout pushed to my Garmin, it says e.g. “Step Average Power 196-216 W”, but with my manually created workout it says “3 S Power 196-216”. Any ideas how to set the target to Step Average Power instead of 3s Power on Garmin Connect?  
Thanks for any suggestions.

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**Author:** ![bbarrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bbarrera/32/14734_2.png) [@bbarrera](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bbarrera)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-target-interval-power/61912/2 "2021-08-12T14:14:53Z")

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No, practically speaking. But yes if you have the technical skill:

> [@Feature request - 3s power on Garmin default workout page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/feature-request-3s-power-on-garmin-default-workout-page/59864):
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> Currently the TrainerRoad outside workout .FIT file defines lap power as the target type for the Garmin default workout page. Here is an example, where lap power is “Step Avg. Pwr.” at the top of the screen: [74] This is not very useful, and workouts from Garmin Connect and TrainingPeaks use 3-sec Power as shown here: [Default Workout Comparison z2] The FIT File SDK defines many types of targets: Where TR is using POWER\_LAP. My enhancement request is for TrainerRoad to use POWER\_…

I’ve argued displaying lap power is the wrong user experience. The goal during an interval is to keep your power in a narrow range. If you make a quick stop for traffic, focusing on average power will cause you to start riding above the target, to bring up the average power. I’ll claim that is also why the TR app focuses your attention on a power graph and 1-sec power number.