Garmin D2 Charlie Owners Manual - Page 16

EPOC is an estimate of how much energy it takes for your body to recover after exercise. Predicted race times: Your device uses the VO2 max. estimate and published data sources to provide a target race time based on your current state of fitness. This projection also presumes you have completed the proper training for the race. HRV stress test: The HRV (heart rate variability) stress test requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. The device records your heart rate variability while standing still for 3 minutes. It provides your overall stress level. The scale is 1 to 100, and a lower score indicates a lower stress level. Performance condition: Your performance condition is a realtime assessment after 6 to 20 minutes of activity. It can be added as a data field so you can view your performance condition during the rest of your activity. It compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level. Functional threshold power (FTP): The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup to estimate your FTP. For a more accurate rating, you can conduct a guided test. Lactate threshold: Lactate threshold requires a chest heart rate monitor. Lactate threshold is the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue. Your device measures your lactate threshold level using heart rate data and pace. Turning Off Performance Notifications Performance notifications are turned on by default. Some performance notifications are alerts that appear upon completion of your activity. Some performance notifications appear during an activity or when you achieve a new performance measurement, such as a new VO2 max. estimate. 1 Hold UP. 2 Select Settings > Physiological Metrics > Performance Notifications. 3 Select an option. Automatically Detecting Performance Measurements The Auto Detection feature is turned on by default. The device can automatically detect your maximum heart rate, lactate threshold, and functional threshold power (FTP) during an activity. NOTE: The device detects a maximum heart rate only when your heart rate is higher than the value set in your user profile. 1 Hold UP. 2 Select Settings > Physiological Metrics > Auto Detection. 3 Select an option. Training Status Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance. Your training status is based on changes to your training load and VO2 max. over an extended time period. You can use your training status to help plan future training and continue improving your fitness level. Peaking: Peaking means that you are in ideal race condition. Your recently reduced training load is allowing your body to recover and fully compensate for earlier training. You should plan ahead, since this peak state can only be maintained for a short time. Productive: Your current training load is moving your fitness level and performance in the right direction. You should plan recovery periods into your training to maintain your fitness level. Maintaining: Your current training load is enough to maintain your fitness level. To see improvement, try adding more variety to your workouts or increasing your training volume. Recovery: Your lighter training load is allowing your body to recover, which is essential during extended periods of hard training. You can return to a higher training load when you feel ready. Unproductive: Your training load is at a good level, but your fitness is decreasing. Your body may be struggling to recover, so you should pay attention to your overall health including stress, nutrition, and rest. Detraining: Detraining occurs when you are training much less than usual for a week or more, and it is affecting your fitness level. You can try increasing your training load to see improvement. Overreaching: Your training load is very high and counterproductive. Your body needs a rest. You should give yourself time to recover by adding lighter training to your schedule. No Status: The device needs one or two weeks of training history, including activities with VO2 max. results from running or cycling, to determine your training status. Tips for Getting Your Training Status To get the most out of the training status feature, you can try these tips. • Run outdoors with heart rate at least two times per week, or ride with heart rate and power at least two times per week. After using the device for one week, your training status should be available. • Record all of your fitness activities on this device, allowing it to learn about your performance. About VO2 Max. Estimates VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your maximum performance. In simple terms, VO2 max. is an indication of athletic performance and should increase as your level of fitness improves. The D2 Charlie device requires wristbased heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to display your VO2 max. estimate. The device has separate VO2 max. estimates for running and cycling. You must run either outside with GPS or ride with a compatible power meter at a moderate level of intensity for several minutes to get an accurate VO2 max. estimate. Your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number and position on the color gauge. Purple Blue Green Orange Red Superior Excellent Good Fair Poor VO2 max. data and analysis is provided with permission from The Cooper Institute®. For more information, see the appendix (VO2 Max. Standard Ratings, page 36), and go to www.CooperInstitute.org. Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running This feature requires wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. If you are using a chest heart rate monitor, you must put it on and pair it with your device (Pairing ANT+ Sensors, page 29). If your D2 Charlie device was 10 Heart Rate Features