# Sweet Spot Progression

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**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sweet-spot-progression/26979/269 "2020-09-21T13:31:55Z")

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Your ability to hold power without constantly looking at your Garmin will definitely get better with time. I have definitely gotten better at it throughout the spring/summer of doing tons of outdoor intervals. I practiced by consciously increasing the time between checking my Garmin. So I wasn’t just going minutes and minutes without looking and suddenly I’m 20W below target. But rather I went from checking every 5 sec to every 10 to every 20 and so on until I was better at going by feel between checking.

Also, when Garmin updated their firmware for the x30 series they got rid of the target power field that was previously recommended. You should use the “Target” data field within the “Workouts” folder. The update is detailed a little more in this post.

> [@Target Power data field missing after latest Garmin update](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/target-power-data-field-missing-after-latest-garmin-update/41439/46):
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> Hey Everyone (sorry, long post incoming), For all newer 30 models, we now recommend athletes use the “Target” data field that’s nested in the “Workouts” data field category. This is in lieu of what we recommended before Garmin’s recent update (the “Target Power” field nested in the “Indoor Training” data field category). With the new “Target” data field: You’ll see a power target range instead of a specific power target number You’ll also see your average power for the current interval [Scr…

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