Polarized Zones enhancements in latest snapshot builds

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Ale Martinez

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Mar 18, 2021, 10:11:46 PM3/18/21
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Latest snapshot builds include some enhancements to analyze training using the 3 zones model:
  1. Aerobic Threshold (AeT) HR/Power/Pace are now configurable in HR/Power/Pace zones, similar to LTHR/CP/CV in athlete options > zones.
  2. They are used to delimit Polarized Zones I and II in histogram charts.
  3. The user can set them to estimates from lab or field test, or left them unset (value 0) so they default to the same values used before in charts.
  4. They can be used in formulas via: config(aethr), config(aetp) and config(aetv)
  5. They are also available in Pyhton, R and Rest APIs
  6. New metrics are available: Time and Percent of Time in Zone I-II-III for HR/Power/Pace (18 total).
  7. New sample charts are available using the above metric in Trends chart library (6 total)
The sample charts are simple Metric Trends charts looking like this for Power (HR and Pace are similar):

TimeInPowerZonesI-II-III.png
PercentInPowerZonesI-II-III.png

To use the new charts you can create a new athlete, or remove the local charts library in config/charts.xml from an existing athlete to activate the included one, reset doesn't work since it retrieves the server copy, which is v3.5 yet.


Ale Martinez

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Mar 19, 2021, 10:03:34 AM3/19/21
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I've attached separate chart definitions for users not willing to reset their customized charts library:
Percent in HR Zones I-II-III.xml
Percent in Pace Zones I-II-III.xml
Time in Power Zones I-II-III.xml
Time in Pace Zones I-II-III.xml
Time in HR Zones I-II-III.xml
Percent in Power Zones I-II-III.xml

marcen

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Mar 19, 2021, 10:24:16 AM3/19/21
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very cool thing, thanks for that. works fine.

pepe

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Mar 19, 2021, 8:35:58 PM3/19/21
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Great add to GC, Thanks

ste...@gmx.de

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Apr 1, 2021, 12:48:45 PM4/1/21
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Very Cool!

I just installed the new snapshot buildv(BUile id 4003, march 19 2021) and I don´t seem to have the normal power and HR zones tab in Tools -> Options, the athletes tab is gone. Am I overlooking something simple, or where would I set the current zones for an athlete right now?

Best,

Stefan

marcen

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Apr 1, 2021, 1:10:31 PM4/1/21
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Has been moved to the athletes

Ale Martinez

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Apr 4, 2021, 10:06:55 AM4/4/21
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New snapshot builds add the "Polarized" option to Zone Tile in Overview Chart:

PolarizedZonesOverviewTile.png

So now it is possible to add 3 zones histograms for HR/Power/Pace to Trends and Activities dashboards, this option have no effect on Fatigue/WBal zones.

Thomas Kempka

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Apr 6, 2021, 4:32:58 PM4/6/21
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Many thanks, Alejandro!

Works like a charm and helps a lot in the analysis.
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