Garmin Approach S70 - 42 mm Owners Manual - Page 29

Acute Load Acute load is a weighted sum of your excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) for the last several days. The gauge indicates whether your current load is low, optimal, high, or very high. The optimal range is based on your individual fitness level and training history. The range adjusts as your training time and intensity increase or decrease. Training Load Focus In order to maximize performance and fitness gains, training should be distributed across three categories: low aerobic, high aerobic, and anaerobic. Training load focus shows you how much of your training is currently in each category and provides training targets. Training load focus requires at least 7 days of training to determine if your training load is low, optimal, or high. After 4 weeks of training history, your training load estimate will have more detailed target information to help you balance your training activities. Below targets: Your training load is lower than optimal in all intensity categories. Try increasing the duration or frequency of your workouts. Low aerobic shortage: Try adding more low aerobic activities to provide recovery and balance for your higher intensity activities. High aerobic shortage: Try adding more high aerobic activities to help improve your lactate threshold and VO2 max. over time. Anaerobic shortage: Try adding a few more intense, anaerobic activities to improve your speed and anaerobic capacity over time. Balanced: Your training load is balanced and provides all-around fitness benefits as you continue training. Low aerobic focus: Your training load is mostly low aerobic activity. This provides a solid foundation and prepares you for adding more intense workouts. High aerobic focus: Your training load is mostly high aerobic activity. These activities help to improve lactate threshold, VO2 max., and endurance. Anaerobic focus: Your training load is mostly intense activity. This leads to rapid fitness gains, but should be balanced with low aerobic activities. Above targets: Your training load is higher than optimal, and you should consider scaling back the duration and frequency of your workouts. Load Ratio Load ratio is the ratio of your acute (short-term) training load to your chronic (long-term) training load. It's helpful for tracking your training load changes. Status Value Description No Status None Load ratio will be visible after 2 weeks of training. Low Lower than 0.8 Your short-term training load is lower than your long-term training load. Optimal 0.8 to 1.4 The short-term and long-term training loads are balanced. The optimal range is based on your individual fitness level and training history. High 1.5 to 1.9 Your short-term training load is higher than your long-term training load. Very High 2.0 or higher Your short-term training load is significantly higher than your long-term training load. Glances 23