73 YO male in pretty good shape. I’ve been wearing a Garmin Fenix 6 for about a year. I usually use TR for the winter months when there is not enough snow outside to ride, and to get in shape for late spring events. A few weeks ago I started a TR training plan - Mid Level Masters. Seems to be work…

[image] BruceOlson: I’m not sure how Garmin software is determining my fitness is decreasing, and what parameters they measure to determine anaerobic work Give these two a read if you want to know more about the various status and how they are determined. More info under the other topics on …

[image] Pbase: People spend hundreds on these devices and then don’t learn how to use the data. That’s partly why they spend hundreds. To be told what the data means in clear and simple terms. Obviously with training data it’s sort of hard to do that simply. I’d bet most people don’t read an…

Yep. It’s easy to just jump on the “this thing is stupid” bandwagon. However, if you actually want to use the data, you’ve got to read to understand what it’s telling you.

Your TR plan is built around a specific goal (assuming you are using Plan Builder). Does your Garmin know what your goal is or what you are training for? If the answer is “no”, then ignore it and focus on TR.

RTFM lives! :wink: Thanks for the links, always worth reminding ourselves given how much information some of us are receiving on training these days. @BruceOlson Welcome to the forums, I also pay attention to my Garmin notifications and get Unproductive pop up frustratingly - but it could just in…

Yep. The other thing is that IF you want Garmin to say you’re productive, you have to keep those three ovals in balance. A lot of people get frustrated because it says they don’t put in enough anaerobic work even though they think they do. Garmin specifically states they like 30/30s. So, if you wann…

So is my wife, but that’s off topic…

My garmin has been bonkers since being hurt for a month. I’m not waiting for it to tell me I can “train” or do physical therapy. Listening to my body is what’s working for now while I ignore garmin trying to tell me everything’s f🖖cked.

I actually have read these. I get that Garmin/FirstBeat has their ideal Load Focus and that I am not meeting their criterion at this time. It still seems in my likely simplistic view that I should be at least maintaining or improving my fitness but not improving my anaerobic capacity. It may be a qu…

Garmin training status vs TR

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My Garmin is always saying that I’m deficient in something…

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