Hi lapotka,
I had the same issue with the chest strap for my Suunto watch (Ambit3 Peak). I switched to a Polar H10 sensor (which I paired with my Suunto watch) and it’s worked perfectly ever since.
HTH.
Mariner_9
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ParticipantMariner_9 on May 18, 2022 at 11:37 am · in reply to: AeT threshold Test Results and Discussion #67331ParticipantMariner_9 on May 17, 2022 at 7:52 am · in reply to: Inaccurate elevation readings from Suunto and/or TrainingPeaks #67298
Hi Shashi,
Thanks for your comments – sorry I didn’t see them earlier.
Two issues I noticed with Suunto which might be affecting the elevation gain readings:
1) Suunto’s GPS recordings of my tracks can be wildly inaccurate. I’ve posted a screenshot of what Suunto recorded on an out-and-back hike by way of example. I have changed the settings to 1s recording intervals from 10s to see if that helps
2) Suunto’s “fused alti-baro” estimate of elevation is consistently wrong. Keeps suggesting the valley is 200m lower than it actually is.I haven’t heard back from TP but will update the thread when I do.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.ParticipantHi Ben,
On your question about inferring threshold, I think the advice would be to re-do the test as per this article: https://uphillathlete.com/heart-rate-drift/. “Reading and Implementing Your Results…>5 percent: Your initial heart rate/pace was above AeT. Redo the test using a lower starting heart rate. It may take several attempts to nail a decoupling that is slightly less than or equal to 5 percent”.
I tried to post some links to TP articles answering your questions but seems the post did not upload so I’ll copy pasta from TP.
TSS: “You earn 100 TSS for an all out, 100%, 60-minute workout. Of course most workouts are not completed at 100%, so most workouts will accumulate less than 100 TSS per hour. You can earn more than 100 TSS within a single workout (as long as it is longer than an hour), but never more than 100 TSS per hour”
IF: “Intensity Factor is the ratio of an athlete’s Normalized Power/Pace to their Functional Threshold Power (FTP)/Pace. In effect, IF is the fraction of an athlete’s threshold they maintained for a workout or parts of a workout…For TrainingPeaks to calculate an IF for your workout…You need a power meter”
ParticipantMariner_9 on May 14, 2022 at 9:21 am · in reply to: May 2022 Introductions / Goals / Geographies #67162My name’s Mike. I live in southeast BC, between the Purcells and Rockies.
My goals are all enchainments of local peaks.
Here to learn and I hope to be able to contribute. Been using TFNA since it came out in 2014. Made lots of mistakes along the way and perhaps I can help others avoid some of those. 🙂
ParticipantThanks for the update, Lindsay.
Interesting suggestion on heel risers for crossing steep slopes! I’ll try that.
ParticipantMariner_9 on May 13, 2022 at 2:18 pm · in reply to: May 2022 Introductions / Goals / Geographies #67121Jeremy – Steven Song’s blog (Steven’s Peakbagging Journey) also has extensive coverage of mountains in the lower mainland/coast. I’ve had issues posting links on the forum – perhaps they get flagged as spam and so are removed? – but his blog is easily found via search. HTH.
ParticipantMariner_9 on May 13, 2022 at 12:13 pm · in reply to: May 2022 Introductions / Goals / Geographies #67115Hi Jeremy,
I used to live in Vancouver and found Matt Gunn’s book “Scrambles in Southwest BC” to be a useful source of ideas for hikes/climbs in the region. It was reprinted last year so you should be able to find a copy for a reasonable price.
HTH.
ParticipantMariner_9 on May 13, 2022 at 9:35 am · in reply to: Pre-Workout Warm-Up / Post Workout Cooldown #67110“Any thoughts or routines you could share would be very helpful”
I have found “Fit to Ski & Snowboard: The Skier’s and Boarder’s Guide to Strength and Conditioning” useful for stretches. OOP but second-hand copies are cheap.
ParticipantCouldn’t edit the post so here is some additional info that might be relevant:
– my approach was informed in part by Scott J’s comments here: https://uphillathlete.com/forums/topic/confused-about-muscular-endurance-budget/#post-8730, particularly, “If you do very heavy carries…then you can get away with much less elevation in them. 1-2k will do the trick”
– My uphill time was ~55-mins. I note the comment posted in the TP training plan for next week that you should, “shoot for 40 minutes total uphill time”
– my “goal day” pack weight is ~15% of bodyweight
ParticipantI had a similar question.
I’m doing weighted hill climbs for ME.
Last week: 550m (~1800 feet) carrying 18% bodyweight. No DOMS next day.
Yesterday: 550m (~1800 feet) carrying 24% bodyweight. No DOMS today.
I’m conscious that the recommendation is not to increase weight carried beyond 30% of bodyweight. That leaves my choices as increasing the duration of the workout or the steepness of the hill. Latter is tricky; route I’ve been using ascends 550m in ~1.8km and is the steepest available. Curious as to what others would suggest.
ParticipantNB: if you do choose to remove ‘pace’ from a workout type then TP will not produce a meaningful Pa:HR value. That’s what TP uses to estimate “aerobic decoupling”, which is their term for an HR drift test.
[ EDIT: I touched on this issue in this thread: https://uphillathlete.com/forums/topic/pahr-on-training-peaks-free-version/ ]
ParticipantOne way to do this:
1) go to account settings
2) go to layout/QuickViews
3) choose the workout type from the dropdown (e.g. run, swim, bike…)
4) remove pace from the selection of metric “In Use – Planned/Completed”This should mean all the workouts of that type default to hrTSS and not rTSS.
If you do want rTSS ordinarily, just manually change to hrTSS.
HTH!
ParticipantSorry to hear about your back. My partner has a similar issue so I know how debilitating it can be.
On your ME question: sounds like you’re planning to do gym-based ME workouts. The comments from Seth on this thread might be relevant: https://uphillathlete.com/forums/topic/what-to-do-when-recovering-from-me-workouts/#post-66484
ParticipantMariner_9 on May 5, 2022 at 8:24 am · in reply to: Inaccurate elevation readings from Suunto and/or TrainingPeaks #66591Different route, similar issues.
2022-04-20: Suunto +616m; TP +571m
2022-05-04: Suunto +575m; TP +665mI realise this is a non-issue if there’s no statistical bias, i.e. overestimates and underestimates roughly cancel out. Not clear that’s the case. I will contact TP to see what they say – not much point contacting Suunto given their lack of interest.
Screenshot is of elevation correction in TP for yesterday’s route. Note that Suunto app has 575m vs. Suunto reading flowing through to TP of 587m!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.ParticipantMariner_9 on May 3, 2022 at 7:10 am · in reply to: What to do when recovering from ME workouts #66502The only ME work I’ve done has been weighted stair climbs. My aerobic work the day following the ME workouts was cycling (rather than running, which I did if there was no ME workout the day prior). I assume the principle of doing less demanding aerobic work the next day should also help with recovery from gym-based ME while still providing some training stimulus.