#TRAINERROAD APP UPDATE#

Thus, again, there could be a slight bit of lag here. Now, as soon as the watch gets this data, it actually has to send it back to Garmin Connect so the app knows of the new training load value. At which point, you’ll now see my increased training load on the watch (637 vs 608 prior):Īnd, if you scroll down a bit, you’ll see my newly added recovery time too: By default, Garmin Connect Mobile is always syncing in the background, so realistically this only takes about a minute or two until it shows up there. What this means is that in order to calculate the training load, that Zwift workout needs to get to my watch. That leads to lots of other quirks (and benefits), but we’ll table that rabbit hole for the moment. Well, that gets into the nuances of how Garmin Training Load works, which is actually calculated on the Garmin device itself (not on Garmin Connect). However, what’s notable is at this very moment (for the next minute or so), my training load hasn’t actually updated yet – and it still shows 608. There’s nothing you have to do here except ride your bike and save the workout on your Zwift/TrainerRoad/Sufferfest/Tacx app. Note: What follows is explaining how this works for geekiness, but practically speaking, again, if you take a shower, this all happens quietly and invisibly behind the scenes by the time you get the shampoo in your hair. (You can see how much I care about updating the default bike in Garmin Connect, for which I haven’t changed in exactly 10 years to the day) It’s labeled from Zwift, and even includes a nifty map outline: In any case, Zwift I go:Īfter completing the 30-minute ride, you’ll see the ride/workout show up on my Garmin Connect app. I’m just wearing it because that’s what you do with a watch. It doesn’t matter if you wear your watch (or, if an Edge device, if it’s sitting in your fridge).

I’m wearing my watch, but not starting a workout. In this case, the *ONLY* device I’m using to record Zwift is Zwift itself.

Note my current training load is 608, and as I got on my bike in the shed, my recovery time showed 0 hours: For this example I’ve got a nice easy recovery ride of sorts. Unless you don’t shower after a workout, in which case training load is the least of your issues. So realistically that by the time you get out of the shower, it’ll have done all this for you behind the scenes. Note that your watch will sync automatically. But first, at its core, this is the basics of it:ġ) Ensure your Zwift/TrainerRoad/Tacx app account is linked to Garmin Connect (if you did this before, you’re good to go)Ģ) Do a workout on one of those platforms, no need to start your watchģ) Post-workout, sync your watch, and it’ll now show the proper training load and recovery time So, let’s walk through how it works with some handy before/after type photos and screenshots. All of which notably coming after the Firstbeat acquisition last year (almost exactly a year ago). And it sounds like this is sorta the first layer of that onion that Garmin is trying to peel back and sort out. It doesn’t cover every single edge case, but it does nail the core pieces people (including myself) have been complaining about for years. I’ve been testing this feature for a few months, and it works pretty darn well. Else, you’d lack the correct data on your watch. Thus, you still had to start a workout on your Garmin device, even for a simple indoor ride with Zwift.

However, those workouts didn’t accrue any training load or recovery time on your Garmin watch or bike computer. You’ve long been able to link up your Zwift/TrainerRoad/Sufferfest/Tacx app accounts to Garmin Connect, which then automatically sends completed rides/runs to Garmin Connect.

#TRAINERROAD APP UPDATE#

Garmin quietly rolled out an update yesterday that means you’ll now get training load updated on your Garmin devices for workouts done in Zwift, TrainerRoad, The Sufferfest, and the Tacx App, all without using a Garmin device to record them.

Trainerroad app