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Has The Training Status Criteria Changed Recently?

Former Member over 5 years ago

When I first purchased my 945 and following a training layoff after an injury, my watch would show "no status" in training status and displayed run outdoors at least twice in that week to see my status. This worked fine. Fast forward to the present. I've been training for the past 3 months and always had a status. I've picked up the pace slightly and my status earlier this week went from maintaining to improving. My 7 day load is set to start on Monday. Monday I did HIIT workout. Tuesday a 5 mile run, Wednesday HIIT again, Thursday a 6 mile run and I rested on Friday. My training status said improving. My 7 day load and load focus are all in the optimal zones. Friday evening I connected my watch to my computer to charge and check Express for any updates. As far as I know, there weren't any updates available. Today I went on a 20 mile bike ride and my training status now says no status, run outside with HR to see your status. Not twice, just run outdoors? Did something download in the background when I had it connected to Express that changed the training status criteria? I've never seen this before and it really makes no sense to me.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

I just found this in the F6 forum. Hmm?

https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-6-series/226910/training-load-disappeared

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

After I'll do two runs I'll inform you about. My watches were connected to the Garmin Express too. But I didn't do any run activity last 18 days. Now I have same Training status as you. No status. (fenix6)

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

I know my watch is a "Forerunner" and geared towards running, but let's face it, they're now designed to cover all kinds of activities. I was always a little disappointed that you had to run in the first place to have a status since many use the watch for other activities outside of running, but it is what it is, I hope it hasn't changed where you have to do a run every time you want to see your status now. I think twice a week is more than sufficient.

0 976flo over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

feeling you...

i had an injury, but slowly startet softer trailruns, hikes, skated a lot (skating app) and normal walks in it still shows "no status" for weeks now...

garmin, if this is only for the running profile and only counts if you do fast pace runs it is completly useless!

think i dont watch it anymore on my 945 :(

Have the feeling also, that if you do different runs, at different paces, the feature is completly garbage..

0 fstshrk over 5 years ago

If you don't have a power meter. Biking does not give you status.

0 mcalista over 5 years ago in reply to 976flo

The Trail Run activity does not generate a VO2Max datapoint - only the Running activity does this. (and cycling with a power meter).

However, once it has a VO2Max datapoint, trail runs, hikes, etc do contribute to Training Load (which is the other part of Training Status).

0 Maciek over 5 years ago

I think you downloaded a SW update to 4.40 when you connected watch to Garmin Express. I had the same issue after update to 4.40 and many other users wrote about that.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

I'm not sure what happened as far as my situation goes. I woke Sunday morning and my training status returned to the watch and it is also showing a tab again in GCM.