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Garmin watch users: Do you use the suggested workouts? (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've had my watch about 6 weeks now and I've just started to try to recommend workouts to see if they make any difference.

Just wondering if people use the suggested workouts or whether they're just a bit rubbish? How do I know if the suggestions are accurate for what I need?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have too many hills and some time constrains, so it's a bit hard to follow them. But I think they are fantastic. They make easy very easy and hard hard.

With HRV on the watch the adjustments to the program based on daily training readiness is superb.

I run quite a lot, and use them as a guidance on when to train hard and when to do easy runs instead. If I lived in a flat area and had time, I would have created an event with goal time and followed the program.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hadn't even thought about creating an event and have it create a program for me!

I've heard setting the daily suggested work out to be based on heart rate instead of time or pace is supposed to be much better but I haven't tried it yet. But from reading around the suggestions are apparently really beneficial. I've been following them for a couple of weeks now so still too early to tell.

I think I read that it takes elevation into consideration but it might depend on the device.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I find HR hard to use for harder training such as threshold or intervals, because of the buildup effect. I usually use pace instead.

It's possible to use power when you create your own workouts, which could be good since it uses GAP. Haven't seen any way to get that in recommended trakning. I still prefer to run on pace.