[trygve.veslum]

Good morning,
I got the new Garmin FR965 a couple of weeks ago and thus far quite happy with the watch. It seems to be tracking acute training load for aerobic training which gives input to “Training Status”, “Training Readiness”, “Body Battery” etc. This seems to be quite right until I start introducing strength sessions which my watch scores way lower than I think it should. A 3km slow run gets scored way higher than a 1hr max strength session…

Does anyone here know how to make the watch give more reasonable scores for explosive/anaerobic training sessions like strength?

I have TrainingPeaks premium account, so following TSS philosophy here at UA seems to give more accurate results. I just want to compare my Garmin against TP wrt training load.

Thank you!

BR,
T Vesla

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[Jane Mackay]

Jane Mackay on May 4, 2023 at 5:29 am #77867

Hi T,
You’re right that your watch is not going to give you an accurate measure of training stress for strength workouts. In fact, since you’re using TP and looking to use the TSS/CTL measure as an overarching guideline, I would recommend not even wearing your watch for strength sessions (or not recording the session) and instead log them manually in TP with an estimate for TSS.

Here are some articles and forum threads around this topic (more or less specifically) that you might find useful in understanding how to score your strength sessions.

Understanding and Using the TrainingPeaks Metrics CTL and TSS 

Recommendation for logging miscellaneous training in Training Peaks

Does that help?
Jane

[Jane Mackay]

Jane Mackay on May 4, 2023 at 5:33 am #77870

(posting the links individually because they’re not posting correctly all in a single reply):

Strength Workout CTL – Include rest time?

[Jane Mackay]

Jane Mackay on May 4, 2023 at 5:34 am #77873

high Tss

[Jane Mackay]

Jane Mackay on May 4, 2023 at 5:34 am #77874

TSS for a Specific Workout

[Mastryda]

Mastryda on May 16, 2024 at 2:01 pm #87112

One approach that I’ve found helpful is cross-referencing the data with platforms like TrainingPeaks, especially if you have a premium account. The TSS philosophy they follow there can provide additional insights and help validate the scores from your Garmin.