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Getting Your FTP Estimate

Before you can get your functional threshold power (FTP) estimate, you must pair a power meter with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling, Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Indoor Rowing).

The watch uses your user profile information from the initial setup and your VO2 max. estimate to estimate your FTP. The watch will automatically detect your FTP during steady, high intensity activities with a power meter. For best results, you should also use a heart rate monitor.

  1. From the watch face, scroll down to view the performance glance.
  2. Select the glance to view your performance data.
  3. Scroll to view your FTP estimate.

    Your FTP estimate appears as a value measured in watts per kilogram, your power output in watts, and a position on the color gauge.

    Purple Purple

    Superior

    Blue Blue

    Excellent

    Green Green

    Good

    Orange Orange

    Fair

    Red Red

    Untrained

    For more information, see the appendix ( FTP Ratings).

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