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FR255 Workouts incorrectly use a default HR zone.

So I'm a fanatic 80/20 runner. I have my Heart Rate zones set up based on %LTHR. I want 80% of my workouts (or Daily Suggested Workouts) to stay in Z2. My DSW are set to target HR. However: Every time I start a suggested base run the HR target is 150bpm (and not my set Z2 range). No matter what combination of Heart Rate zone setup I try: For workouts my FR255s suggests I stay around 135 for recovery, 150 for base and 180 for threshold. Is there anything I'm missing and what target HR do your DSW give?

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Florentin_Siasok over 2 years ago +1 suggested

I'm also interested in following Garmin DSW during this off-season.

1. Nowhere does Garmin state that DSW is based on or copies the 80/20-method (Daily Suggested Workouts Feature | Garmin Technolo…

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0 Florentin_Siasok over 2 years ago

I'm also interested in following Garmin DSW during this off-season.

1. Nowhere does Garmin state that DSW is based on or copies the 80/20-method (Daily Suggested Workouts Feature | Garmin Technology). So you should not expect that 80% of the suggestions put you in Zone 1 (in a 3 zone model) or that 20% of the workouts are Zone 3 (above your lactate treshold heart rate)

2. According to @Garmin-Brooks (Change of Heart rate zone type: Influence on Training Load/EPOC, Training Effort, Workout type, daily Suggestion? - Forerunner 945 - Running/Multisport - Garmin Forums), DSW is based on Max HR rather than default or customized HR-zones. So, even if you customize your heart rate zones, the suggestions well be based on your max HR. This is quite odd, as one would expect that DSW would adapt to a change in lactate threshold. But as @Garmin-Brooks states, customizing your HR zones is primarely for those who a (self-) coached and train by HR zones.