Garmin VENU X1 problems in strength mode (rep count)

lpka 18 days ago

I got my VENU X1 to service, They said that all is OK, except the rep count does not work and will be fixed in future updates.

This is like buying a washing machine and until update you can not use it. The Garmin does not take it back. This is A NON WORKING watch.

HERE is the problem.

REP COUNT! among other thing

Here is bicep workout

https://youtube.com/shorts/qLzq3P6MskA?feature=share

and here is triceps workout. (as we can see in the video, before I hit end set it was number 9 reps, but after i clicked it went to 16

youtube.com/.../AfLWVWq-QYI

0 golfnbike13 3 days ago

Just got my X1 and used to record push-ups today. It was way off. I would do sets of 20 reps, but the X1 said reps were between 40-50 every time. Is there a fix for this?

0 lpka 3 days ago in reply to golfnbike13

Not so far. But I think in a year or two everything is going to be fixed - so they say.

0 golfnbike13 3 days ago in reply to lpka

Well apparently things with stationary wrist, like push-ups, are very difficult to track. Link below to their support page on that.

support.garmin.com/.../

0 lpka 3 days ago in reply to golfnbike13

I have a new Fenix 8 (just sold X1 one week ago -could not stand the errors) and it works every time. I do 20 pushups it counts 20. I use Pushup hero to track it. But was reading that VENU watches do not count reps good, the have some problems. (did not know that before buying)

0 golfnbike13 3 days ago in reply to lpka

So far the comfort and lightweight of the thin X1 are still worth it for me. It's easy to adjust rep count, what other errors did you have?

0 lpka 3 days ago in reply to golfnbike13

I few programs will not adapt to X1 due to the resolution. (talked to developers),. My Hear rate a few times a week stopped measuring and froze. I had to restart the watch every time. And battery life was up and down, Sometimes made it 6 days, sometimes max 3. And This was the tipping point. Fenix 8 amoled lasts me now ......well I had it a week and still 35% now. no charging .

0 golfnbike13 3 days ago in reply to lpka

As much as a fenix 8 cost it should come with its own butler to charge the watch for you

0 lpka 3 days ago in reply to golfnbike13

Venu X1 800 eur / Fenix 8 AMOLED sapphire 914 eur. - No so mush difference.

And believe me, If Honor, Amazfit, Oneplus, Huawei would give me a real edge LED light I would jump the ship in a second. But until then....