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training effect

Former Member
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I have a FR 245 watch. I use it for all my exercises except my indoor bike rides because I use trainer road. I've link accounts (including strava) so my heart rate power distance all get input into Garmin connect. my only issue is i get training effect for all workouts recorded with my watch except my indoor bikes (recorded with trainer road) uploaded successfully with all data into Garmin connect. question: can garmin conmect assign training effect on imported workouts????

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    I have the same problem, no answer since 4 months ago ????

  • no answer since 4 months ago ????

    OK, here you go:

    Garmin connect. question: can garmin conmect assign training effect on imported workouts????

    No, it cannot. Better told it can, if the file is in the FIT file format and includes the Training Effect information, but if it is a file from a device that does not support the Training Effect, then definitely no, it cannot (unless you are able to hack the FIT file and to insert the TE data there)

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

    Thanks  for answer,

    this is really not normal, I do my indoor session with a Tacx bike and the garmin 945 watch, at this price everything should be displayed and compatible, we shouldn't even need to import, shameful !!

    What I do , I make à virtual activity, really started on my watch, I have 2 activities but all the informations (Training effect, Vo2 too....) 

    In garmin stats I put doublon unautorised, to have real Workouts time by week.

    but really angry to have to do that RageRage

  • The technology for evaluating the Training Effect is licensed from the Norwegian company FirstBeat, and the license agreement for processing any data is bound only to each specific device. Garmin has no right using the technology on any imported data.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

     I have try to contact FirstBeat  too, we will see What they are thinking about that, it’s a real desagrement in utilsation for indoor activities, maybe other device could have all informations, others like Polar etc.

    no mater if it’s not called Training Effect... :) 

    People must know that ....I’m thinking to do a YouTube video speaking about this désagrement maybe people can chose to not buy garmin device if this option is important for them. ( like for me! )

    I wait for garmin and firstbeat answers , if they can’t do anything I will do this video to explain to people the problem. Ah this price level, it’s Just not possible to accept Wink