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How Fenix detect the muscles worked in a strengh exercice

Hi,

I have a question : how does Fenix 6 detect the muscle that I worked in a strenh exercice? How does it detect leg exercises? Do I need an extra sensor for leg exercices?

Thabks in advance

Regards

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nradov over 4 years ago +5

If you do a free strength activity it will use the accelerometer to attempt to detect which exercise you did. In my experience it sort of works but is often wrong. (I often do compound functional movements…
ANALIA73 over 4 years ago in reply to C.sco +1

Hi. Thanks for you answer. I have a FEnix 6 PRo and it shows the muscle, but the issue ( or my question ) is because I do not use or enter any workout, I just select the option "Free" and I start my routine…
hanssonrickard over 4 years ago +1

It is actually quite handy to enter the reps and weight during the training if you are using the "strength" setting.
I choose "strength", then use the "free".
I then start it…

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0 raymodart over 3 years ago

Hi! Are these watches effective when using muscle-building supplements?

0 Dr Phil over 3 years ago in reply to raymodart

Depends on what supplement you use to boost the watch’s performance.

0 Shyama over 2 years ago

I only select Strength training on my Venu sq and for some reason, each time garmin has understood that i am working my triceps. It shows me those muscles and says I did tricep extensions. Ok i do all sorts of triceps and not just extensions but i am curious to know how garmin can understand what muscles were worked so correctly without my selecting any subworkout except 'Strength'. I don't even have any sub workouts!