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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).

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 rides with a power meter. For best results, you should also ride with a heart rate monitor.

  1. From the watch face, press Lower-left button to view the performance glance.
  2. Press Upper-right button.
  3. Press Middle-left button or Lower-left button 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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