Still getting wrong training effect/load focus after 23.10 update

Hi,

I'm using a Fenix 6x Pro with a HRM-PRO PLUS strap and I'm on software version 23.10

I'm still getting all of my runs showing as threshold despite being mostly z2 for HR.

Today I ran 8 miles with 74% of that in z2. Yesterday it was 94% in z2. Both show as threshold efforts. Looking back at my activities this goes for all of my runs for weeks, if not months.

I've done a full restart of the watch by holding the power button down for ages. What else can I do to fix it as I thought 23.10 was supposed to?

Thank you very much.

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mcalista over 2 years ago in reply to martin_s_15371 +1

There has been a persistent issue with maxHR getting screwed up after a firmware update while using the LTHR method.

I'd recommend swithing (temporarily) to the % of max HR zone setting method in Garmin…

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0 Pierrotsc over 2 years ago

Did you check your max hr? I had to turn off the auto detection as it would lower my max hr by itself and then giving me wrong training status

0 martin_s_15371 over 2 years ago in reply to Pierrotsc

Hello,

Yes I have disabled max HR. I reset all the zones based on LT last night and despite 84% of my run being in z2 and just 12 in z3 I got a tempo run for it.

Do my zones look correct? I'm wondering if the z2 and z3 are too high a percentage which makes the watch think I've run harder than I have. I don't know at this point. I'm baffled.

0 mcalista over 2 years ago in reply to martin_s_15371

There has been a persistent issue with maxHR getting screwed up after a firmware update while using the LTHR method.

I'd recommend swithing (temporarily) to the % of max HR zone setting method in Garmin Connect, and then setting your correct MHR there. Perform a sync, and then switch back to your preferred LTHR method.

0 martin_s_15371 over 2 years ago in reply to mcalista

I'd already tried that and also doing that, having a run and then putting it back to LTHR. I tried it again for today's run and despite 84% of my time in z2 it still shows as a tempo run. Not as bad as threshold but still not what I'd expect.

Garmin now have my Garmin folder from the watch and are looking into it.