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fēnix 8 Series Major Bug with Anaerobic Load Focus

Major Bug with Anaerobic Load Focus

1943989 7 months ago

Hi, I have noticed a bug with the Load Focus app on my Fenix 8. It does not read anaerobic activities right at all. It shows I have anaerobic activities on rest days when I did no anaerobic exercise. But, the major issue is it doesn't show when I did do anaerobic exercise. I am an avid runner and it showed no anaerobic exercise, at all, even on my last training day doing 8 reps of intense hill repeats. Same when I recently did intervals with several intense sprinting sessions. It showed no anaerobic exercise and I was definitely anaerobic several times those days. The load focus app always says that I am low in Anaerobic exercise and its pretty frustrating as I bought this watch primarily for my running and training. Can you look into this please Garmin?

0 trux 7 months ago

1943989 said:
Can you look into this please Garmin?

This is primarily a community forum, but if you post a link to the concerned activity, fellow users may try to see where the problem may be coming from. Could be for example because of an inaccurate Max HR or LTHR values, problems with HR detection, etc, but without seing the data it is hard to tell.

Otherwise, if you prefer that someone from Garmin has a look at it, I recommend reaching out to the Product Support through their website at https://support.garmin.com. Use the Phone or Chat options for an instant response. Email exchanges usually take a few days.

0 1943989 7 months ago in reply to trux

Hi, thanks for the reply. Can you please describe what you mean by "post a link to the activity". I am new to this. That said, this is my second Garmin watch(first was a Forerunner 265s) and it didn't seem to have this issue. I am pretty sure my Max HR & LTHR are accurate. I am using an HRM Pro Plus on all of my runs with auto detection on and get very accurate HR recording with no gaps during a run. I get regular LTHR updates(new thresholds) when I perform hard efforts like hill Repeats. And, I have also checked my hardest run data and compared the Max HR readings to see if they match the Max HR values in Garmin Connect(my user profile data). I plan to contact Garmin Support as well but, I thought if I posted here first I may get an answer and some help from Garmin Laurie first. Thanks again for all of your help.

0 trux 7 months ago in reply to 1943989

1943989 said:
Can you please describe what you mean by "post a link to the activity".

Open the activity in Garmin Connect Web, make it visible to Everyone (see the padlock icon in the top right corner of the page), and post here the URL from the address line of the browser.

0 1943989 7 months ago in reply to trux

Ok, I will see if I can figure it out. I have never used the Web Connect. I only use the Gamin Connect App on my Android phone. Thanks again. If I figure it out, you will see it soon. I will use the Hill Repeats I did last week as an example.

0 1943989 7 months ago in reply to trux

Here, is this right?

connect.garmin.com/.../17059562747

0 trux 7 months ago in reply to 1943989

Yes, that's all right. The activity indeed looks as if it should trigger anaerobic load, and it also shows it does:

0 1943989 7 months ago in reply to trux

Yes I see that but, the problem is in the Load Focus App. It doesn't show any Anaerobic Load that day as you can see. And thus, it almost always shows I am low on Anaerobic activity...

0 1943989 7 months ago in reply to trux

Conversely, this is a rest day where I did next to nothing but go for a walk/hike and it shows I had anaerobic activity(I definitely didn't as my heart rate didn't go above 148bpm on the walk/hike)...

0 trux 7 months ago in reply to 1943989

Yes, I see, but I can't help with that. I recommend sending all the data and screenshots to the Support and have them look at it.

0 1943989 7 months ago in reply to trux

Ok, thanks for all of your help anyway. I will see if Gamin Laurie chimes in and if not I will contact support.