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How do you activate the first option? my garmin instinct 2x only allows option 2 or 3.

This was super helpful and candid. Thanks!

Good video. I originally purchased a 935 for Triathlon training, and it was fantastic. I recently purchased a Fenix 8 and so far I really like it - its size does result in occasionally hitting it on things. But I really like it. The strength app is very cumbersome and not intuitive. But once you spend time figuring out the programming options it’s not bad. I use option 3. Why? I like having everything tracked in Garmin and not having separate apps/tools. I like preprogramming every step of my workout from warm up, to exercises to rest. I program my rest periods for 90 seconds and the watch beeps for the next step, vs me writing down my reps/wt and using a watch to manually track my rest periods. It doesn’t give you much time to change the rep count after each workout, but I am used to it now. And it’s easy after the workout to edit in the app. I could see at some pt I go to option 1 but right now I like the watch leading me through each step vs manual or me trying to remember how many sets I have done….

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Great video! I really do like the strength workout feature of Garmin Fenix. I usually use option 2. I think it's a great way to track what I'm doing in the weight room without carrying a notebook and pencil. After my workout, correct the exercises that guessed wrong in agarmin Connect. I'd like to see Garmin work more on the Garmin Connect. I'd like to have a summary of muscles worked at the end of the week and maybe a list of muscle groups that need more attention.

Good video. Thanks!😊

A proper set counter data point on the workout screen can help improve the workout app.

Tracking reps was awful. I just track time now. I wish Garmin can do something like SmartGym

In my opinion option number 2 is superior because it allows customization and doesn’t take the time of option 1. You are already resting anyway so it isn’t like you are wasting time. I’ve been doing powerlifting for 15 years and I am an engineer so I enjoy more data to be able to hit progressive overload.

You mentioned that Garmin Zones are off and Zone 3 really should be zone 2. Where did you get that info? I have been struggling to do "zone two" as is being recommended by everyone under the sun and spend almost all of my time in Garmin's Zone 3. Which apparently is where I need to be according to your statement.

This test is a complete joke. Did everything then the last one says 3 minutes @ 190+ beats per minute? Absurd. I couldn't even get my heartbeat close. There goes 34 grueling minutes. For no lactate threshold.

I have been trying the 2nd option of START, click bottom right for the Exercise / Rest, with the added option of altering the Reps / Weight, however with occasional mistakes it can be edited after uploading the DATA. The major issue is when doing any leg exercises it almost indicates no Reps at all. The biggest issue with this process is that when the DATA is uploaded it struggles to let me pick the exercise I did as not all are available, would be good if you could just type in what you wanted instead if required. Slow & irritating process after completing the workout. Some of the exercises it is very good at guessing type of exercise, most reps (upper body only), I obviously have to add weight. Not sure I will continue using this method, more likely to use option 1 going forward as I already know what I’m doing as a PT anyways. Thanks for the review. I do have some Garmin questions on compatibility & devices being able to communicate effectively.

I do option 2 but for rest period tracking more than anything, nothing edited

I use Apple Watch for years but considering the Garmin. I wonder if there’s an option to let Garmin automatically increase my weight load. Like if I benched 180lb. If i do the same workout it will auto increase it to 190 or something

Does anybody know a list of the available exercises? I'm willing to edit if after the session, but for example I still did not find the proper exercise representation for the pull over machine in my gym and im not sure shat I should choose for the classic butterfly machine to reflect everything correctly in the muscle heat map.

Great info thanks for sharing

yeah i also thought that constantly having to put info into the watch while exercising could be annoying and very distracting... the problem i have is memorizing my workout plan, since i have 5 different workouts in the week. But i guess i will just get a galaxy pro 5 and put my pdf scheme in the display and follow it using my gymboss timer... since i am not a runner, i am still in doubt if a garmin would be a life changer, im just a gym rat 😆

I did my test yesterday and it counldnt detect my lactate três hold as well. It asks me to raise my hr to 190 when my maximum theorytacly is 182bpm.

You're damn right. the first way is the best. pre planning is useful just for newbies

Good job and well put together. Thank you.

I'm not sure I understand/agree as someone who is a beginner/relative new weight training person. I think the key is what you said - you're an experienced Personal Trainer and so you already have your program documented elsewhere and (somehow?) you know/remember/track(?) what reps/weight you ended up doing in each workout, unless you always do the full reps and weights you expected you would do in each workout? For non-PTs/experts, the Garmin connect app/watches offer something really helpful in my experience - if you do option 1 'start and go', the watch will guess what you're doing and capture half of the data needed (still useful). During the rest periods, I would make a note in my phone of what reps/weight I did for each set, which is pretty easy to capture those two numbers during 30-60 second rest periods. Once I've Stopped the workout in Garmin, it saves it, then I can use my notes afterward to Edit the Sets/Reps/Weight to complete the data. It then tracks my progress over time (because I have no other way of doing this). If I choose option 2 or 3, it is even more integrated in that the workout data is captured in the app (no need for me to be capturing notes offline or just trying to make a mental note. It also means I have a workout to follow - I don't have my workouts just memorized, I need them captured and the app also gives me a visual reminder on how to do the exercises (very useful if I forget the name/form). If I get a PT who uses Garmin, they can send the workout into my Garmin Connect for me to complete when I'm with them/working out on my own, and either he/I update it with reps done/weight lifted to get the complete data. In every respect, whether creating/uploading first, or working out then editing it after, it is super helpful to me. I just think you're in the minority of people as an experienced PT who see little value in this.

Lol. "Start and Go" is literallt just using the strength activity incorrectly

Hi i wanna ask question, does the HRM Dual able to perform lactacte threshold test if i pair it with Garmin Instinct 2X solar? the watch ask me to use garmin HRM to perform the test, thanks in advance.

Is the stop&go Option the „free Training“ ? I have the Forderungen 265 and can just Select the one with select and track…..

The fact that they have a workout logger is great. I was looking for standalone apps for the iphone and didn't find one that I was satisfied with, that was simple without a subscription.

I do option 3 for push, pull, legs, it allows me to keep the program that I have created on my wrist, rather than a separate log, but we are all different.

Garmin Strength planning a such a wasted opportunity! Editors (both in mobile app and the webpage) is so cumbersome (basic problem - no copy & paste). Another thing difficult to explain is lack of exercise video when created a new Garmin Workout (but - strangely enough! - when you copy Garmin's program and purge their execises then add yours - animations are there).... Personally, I prefer a mobile app such as Jefit or Hevy, limiting use of my watch just to what you described as Option 1. Thanks for confirming my thoughts!

I appreciate this video as I was starting to get in the weeds with and its good to just do the start/stop and move on. When it gets to in depth I just won't do it. Sometimes it's hard enough to count my reps let alone remember to click track and edit counts during. Appreciate you bringing me back to simplicity.

I think the info is cool, but it seems like a big PITA to me. I just start free strength and then end it at the end of my workout. I know if I’m improving or not, or having a bad day etc. I don’t need to be constantly pushing buttons on the watch in the middle of my sets.

My garmin fénix 7 does not count reps and no recognize any exercise

Only Option 1 makes sense to me. I can't imagine pressing on my watch all the time in between sets. I want just to do my job and watch to count my calories and heart rate, thats all. Thanks for this vid, thats what I was looking for for a long time.:)

Have to agree with the comment below, very good. Track and go for me. I tried creating my 17 exercises 10 repeats and 3 reps. It was a nightmare on the watch. The gym was full and I could not easily jump from exercise 2 to 14 and back to 3. Will keep it simple for now. Track and go. thanks

I agree with your approach. I just upgraded from a Fenix 3 to a 6X pro for this app. I really don't want the level of detail to plan each exercise in the gym. I really just want to track my HR and duration. I use MyFitness pal to track nutrition and it does a good job in integrating my Garmin bike computer details. My question is does My FitnessPal recognize the strength app and adjust my calories like my bike computer?

Thank you Seth - very helpful

Thanks a lot. Santa "brought me" 😆 a Garmin G1 to use for my dives, but I was looking for info on how to get the most out of it out of the water as well.

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Thanks so much

HI I'm new to Garmin and got the forerunner 245 like Garmin themselves suggested this would be best for me if i was to be in gym, using weights, aswell we walking etc. But i reallyt dont have a clue wot I'm doing here. So you're saying u dont track your weighted workouts?

Does this apply to the Garmin Venu sq 2? I just ordered one with hopes of strength training like you said, start and go.

Great video super informative! Please keep the videos coming! Especially if you have ever set up a HIIT workout, how would you recommend setting that up in a circuit class training!

I went from using a apple watch to a Garmin mainly because I liked the golf feature. This video is exactly what I was looking for! I've been trying to research this for a while, but have never been able to get any real answers. Thank you

I’m of the other camp. I love having the workout already loaded in my Garmin before I hit the weights. If I change or add something, I can edit the completed workout later. The Garmin Connect tool to create a strength workout was a bit daunting at first, but after creating a few custom workouts, it’s really a snap.

I disable rep counter on my Garmin Epix Pro as it is always wrong and started just designing my workouts based on time only. I don't track weight or reps because it wastes so much of my time entering that manually. I just do example 30 second chin ups, 1 minute push ups, 30 second body weight dip, 30 second bodyweight leg raises, rest until bpm is less than 100, repeat 8 rounds. 30 seconds of jumping jacks before all that. That is exercise I did this morning.

I gave it a go today and it's a bit rubbish. It was easy enough to use the watch to record my reps and weights but the app is rubbish. I can't find how to add an exercise that is not in the list like leg press, my gym has several different types. The way it displays your workout it's not very easy to see from one workout to the next. Honestly just use an app like fitnotes on your phone.

6km for 32mins, average pacing is 5mins20sec and this is pretty slow for your age, I am 62 now and for max effort , my 5Km now is around 25mins 20sec around, For 6 km, I think I could run under 32mins. But for your information, my best 5km is just under 20mins and best 10km is 45mins 4 sec at the age of 45 around. Therefore I think your time trail for this 6km is not your max effort.

Hey, new Garmin Fenix user here who lifts and runs and I was utterly confused about how strength training works: you did a great job outlining it simply. Thank you!

Does venu 3 have traning effect? Do u think traning effect accurate?

Amazing videos. I am new to fitness trackers. Would you recommend Garmin compared to apple. I am looking into getting a Gamrin myself. I have an AW7.

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