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5.3  Using Training Effect

Training Effect (TE) is a unique feature of Suunto t6d that measures the real effect of a
workout on your physical fitness. With Training Effect, you can be sure that your workouts
have the intended result.
There is a significant difference between heart rate zone (temporary training intensity)
and Training Effect (total load of a workout). In zone training, you try to keep your heart
rate at a certain level throughout the whole workout. With Training Effect you just need
to reach the desired target once during training.

Description

Result

Training Effect

Improves recovery ability; in longer sessions (over
one hour) also improves basic endurance. Does not
significantly improve aerobic performance.

Minor

1.0-1.9

Maintains aerobic fitness. Builds base for harder
training in the future.

Maintaining

2.0-2.9

Improves aerobic performance if repeated 2-4 times
a week. No special recovery requirements.

Improving

3.0-3.9

Rapidly improves aerobic performance if repeated
1-2 times a week. Requires 2-3 recovery sessions
(TE 1-2) per week.

Highly
improving

4.0-4.9

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Summary of Contents for T6D

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE SUUNTO t6d en...

Page 2: ...distance row 2 speed views altitude ascent average speed chrono descent Time Training display 1 row 1 chrono row 2 heart rate views average heart rate calories EPOC lap time training effect Training d...

Page 3: ...ck 11 3 Using TIME mode 13 3 1 Setting time 14 3 2 Setting dual time 14 3 3 Setting date 15 3 4 Setting alarm 15 4 Settings before training 17 4 1 Personal settings 17 4 1 1 Maximum heart rate 18 4 1...

Page 4: ...itter belt 31 5 2 Using timers 32 5 3 Using Training Effect 34 5 4 Using EPOC 36 5 5 Starting a training session 36 5 6 During training 37 5 7 After training 38 5 7 1 Viewing logbook 38 5 7 2 Using ww...

Page 5: ...e 47 8 2 Replacing wristop battery 48 8 3 Replacing belt battery 49 9 Specifications 50 9 1 Technical data 50 9 2 Trademark 51 9 3 Copyright 51 9 4 CE 52 9 5 ICES 52 9 6 FCC 52 9 7 Patent notice 53 9...

Page 6: ...u start regular training with Suunto t6d you should first learn the values of EPOC and other body parameters in your normal training sessions This way you will learn to assess what type of training wi...

Page 7: ...oratorytestissometimes givenasmloxygen kg min VO2 max Ifyouwanttocomparethemaximumperformance capacity calculated by the program in METs to your measured VO2 max use the relation 1 MET 3 5 ml min kg 1...

Page 8: ...ss 1 If you do not participate regularly in recreational sports or heavy physical activity use 1 Activity classes 2 and 3 If you participate regularly in recreational sports or do physical work and yo...

Page 9: ...Activity classes 7 5 10 If you train on a regular basis or participate in competitive sports and your weekly exercise is 5 7 hours use 7 5 7 9 hours use 8 9 11 hours use 8 5 11 13 hours use 9 13 15 h...

Page 10: ...menu by keeping Mode pressed Scrollthroughthemenusandsubmenuswith Lap and Light Enter a menu and a sub menu or accept a setting value with Mode Return to the previous menu with View Back At any time y...

Page 11: ...on the left hand side of the screen show which mode is enabled TRAINING mode has two displays DISPLAY 1 and DISPLAY 2 You can customize each TRAINING display In the settings menu go to DISPLAYS Enter...

Page 12: ...TIME mode or calories in TRAINING mode Go to DISPLAYS settings to define which views are shown in the TRAINING mode displays Change views in TIME and TRAINING modes with View Back 20 2 5 Button lock Y...

Page 13: ...e buttons are locked you can still change views and turn on the backlight We recommend you lock the buttons for example after you have started a training session or are storing the device in a travel...

Page 14: ...name of the current weekday Seconds seconds as numbers Dual time time in another time zone Altitude your altitude from the sea level You can change the following TIME mode settings in the settings men...

Page 15: ...Mode 5 Press Start Stop to exit 3 2 Setting dual time To set dual time 1 In the settings menu enter TIME 2 Scroll to DUAL TIME with Light and Lap and enter with Mode 3 Change the time with Lap and Li...

Page 16: ...month and year with Lap and Light and accept with Mode 4 Press Start Stop to exit 3 4 Setting alarm You can set up to three alarms on your Suunto t6d To set the alarms 1 In the settings menu enter TI...

Page 17: ...it by pressing any button If you do not acknowledge the alarm it will automatically stop sounding after 30 seconds TIP Youcanuseonealarmonworkdaysandtheothersonweekends Youcanalsouse the extra alarms...

Page 18: ...y them continue reading Otherwise you can skip to Chapter 5 Using TRAINING mode 4 1 Personal settings Through the PERSONAL settings you tune your Suunto t6d according to your physical traits and activ...

Page 19: ...tings with Lap and Light and enter with Mode 3 Change the values using Lap and Light 4 Accept the setting and move to the next setting with Mode 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for remaining settings 6 Press S...

Page 20: ...ssometimes givenasmloxygen kg min VO2 max Ifyouwanttocomparethemaximumperformance capacity calculated by the program in METs to your measured VO2 max use the relation 1 MET 3 5 ml min kg 4 2 Units set...

Page 21: ...les per hour minutes per mile according to selected distance units Foot km h min Bike km h min GPSkm h min spd unit Height units centimeteres or feet cm feet height Weght units kilograms or pounds kg...

Page 22: ...OD Bike POD Cad POD GPS POD SPD POD pair Button tones indicate with a tone when a button is pressed on off tones Icons mode icon appears on the screen when a mode is selected on off icons Backlight no...

Page 23: ...opens To set the icons 1 In the settings menu enter GENERAL 2 Scroll to ICONS with Lap and Light 3 Set the icons on or off with Mode 4 Press Start Stop to exit 4 3 3 Setting backlight You can set the...

Page 24: ...ugh the settings with Lap and Light and accept the setting with Mode 4 Press Start Stop to exit NOTE Heavy use of the backlight significantly reduces battery life To save power backlightblinkswhenused...

Page 25: ...ries consumed since the log start calories Recording time since the log start chrono Current time day time Distance from the log start according to selected units in UNITS settings distance Total desc...

Page 26: ...POD speed Training Effect shows the total load of a workout TE Current temperature temp Rate of ascent descent vert spd To configure TRAINING mode displays 1 In the settings menu enter DISPLAYS 2 Scro...

Page 27: ...h the map reading Suunto t6d constantly measures absolute air pressure Based on this measurement and your last altitude reference value it estimates the current altitude NOTE Changesinlocalweathercond...

Page 28: ...has decreased You realize that the rest of the route is going to be uphill becausethestartingandfinishinglinearethesame Youadjustyourrunningpaceaccording to the altitude variation 4 6 Setting heart r...

Page 29: ...ING 2 Scroll to HR LIMITS with Lap and Light and enter with Mode 3 Settheheartratelimitsonoroffwith Lap and Light andacceptwith Mode 4 Set the high and low limits with Lap and Light and accept with Mo...

Page 30: ...10 seconds not for R R values 2s 10s inter Altitude on or off on off alti Cadence on or off on off Cad Excess Post exercise Oxygen Consumption on or off only TE and EPOC Peak are saved on off EPOC Kil...

Page 31: ...during your training you will be able to analyze theeffectofaltitudechangestoyourheartratewiththeSuuntoTrainingManagersoftware NOTE Recording R R heart rate interval data requires a lot of memory spac...

Page 32: ...signal does not carry in water which makes the communication between Suunto t6d and the transmitter belt impossible 5 1 Putting on your transmitter belt Put on the belt as illustrated and switch to TR...

Page 33: ...timed intervals This function is useful in timing intervals between periods of activity and rest Interval timer Interval timer enables you to set and follow different timed intervals This function is...

Page 34: ...is 59 mins 59 seconds Description Value Setting Timer for interval training 00 00 interval Timer for a warm up period 00 00 warm up Countdown to timer start 00 00 countd To set the timers 1 In the set...

Page 35: ...ut the whole workout With Training Effect you just need to reach the desired target once during training Description Result TrainingEffect Improves recovery ability in longer sessions over onehour als...

Page 36: ...ndcanhelpyouinmanyways Moredetails about TE can be found in the Suunto Training Guide available for download at suunto com training You can select the TE level to be shown in the TRAINING mode display...

Page 37: ...o t6d allows you to predict EPOC already during exercise which in turn makes it possible to monitor the exercise load and the Training Effect You can select EPOC to be shown in the TRAINING mode displ...

Page 38: ...der is running you can add training laps with Lap 2 Stop the log recorder with Start Stop 3 Continue with another timed session lap with Start Stop 4 To reset the timer and view the last log summary k...

Page 39: ...ent of the log depends on the parameters you have selected see Section 4 7 Selecting log parameters You can view the training data in the logbook To view logbook 1 In settings menu enter TRAINING 2 Us...

Page 40: ...transfer your training logs from the Suunto t6d memory to www movescount com and analyze them in more detail At www movescount com you can measure up to seven body parameters from your training sessio...

Page 41: ...th the device Suunto t6d gives you additional information during your training 6 1 Pairing a POD To view speed and distance information you first need to pair your Suunto t6d with a Suunto POD To pair...

Page 42: ...ng Autolap feature on or off on off autolap Lap distance between 0 0 and 99 9 00 00 dist NOTE When using the autolap feature it is very important to calibrate your speed and distance POD accurately To...

Page 43: ...e 3 Set the intervals on or off with Lap and Light and accept with Mode 4 Set the first interval with Lap and Light 5 Accept the setting and move to the next interval with Mode 6 Repeat steps 3 and 4...

Page 44: ...ight and accept with Mode 5 Press Start Stop to exit 6 5 Using autopause AUTOPAUSE is a feature that will automatically stop the log recorder during your training session when very slow speed is detec...

Page 45: ...instructions A simple way to get a quick calibration is to run or cycle a known distance using the POD 1 Pair and activate your POD 2 Start the log recorder 3 Go a known distance 4 Stop the log record...

Page 46: ...ources of interference Replace the battery of the belt or wristop if problems persist Pairing your transmitter belt If you replace the belt battery or are having troubles with the signal reception you...

Page 47: ...The same procedure can be used if you experience problems with Suunto POD signal reception 46...

Page 48: ...re Do not place the device where it could be scratched by hard objects Removing scratches Use Polywatch to remove small scratches in the screen It is available at authorized Suunto dealers in most wat...

Page 49: ...8 2 Replacing wristop battery Replace the battery as illustrated here 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TIP Use the Suunto battery compartment opening tool to avoid cover damage 48...

Page 50: ...t Careless replacement may void the warranty 8 3 Replacing belt battery Replace the battery as illustrated here NOTE We recommend that you replace the cover and O ring along with the battery to ensure...

Page 51: ...le 5 3 kHz gym equipment compatible Transmission range Up to 10 m 30 ft Weight belt 39 g Water resistance device 100 m 330 ft ISO 2281 Water resistance belt 20 m 66 ft ISO 2281 User replaceable batter...

Page 52: ...irstbeat AnalyzedbyFirstbeatareregisteredorunregisteredtrademarksofFirstbeat Technologies Ltd All rights reserved 9 3 Copyright Copyright Suunto Oy 2007 All rights reserved This document and its conte...

Page 53: ...apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 9 6 FCC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interferen...

Page 54: ...S 11 432 380 US 11 169712 US 11 808 391 US 10 523 156 US 10 515 170 Additional patent applications have been filed 9 8 Disposal of device Please dispose of the device in an appropriate way treating it...

Page 55: ...recision 10 2 Warnings If you have a pacemaker defibrillator or other implanted electronic device you use the transmitter belt at your own risk Before using it we recommend an exercise test with your...

Page 56: ...se 43 B backlight 22 C calibrating PODs 44 D distance intervals 42 dual time 14 E EPOC 36 F fitness METs 19 H heart rate limits 27 I icons 22 L logbook 38 logs selecting parameters 29 viewing 38 M max...

Page 57: ...battery 49 wristop battery 48 S setting alarm 15 backlight 22 dual time 14 heart rate limits 27 icons 22 reference altitude 26 speed limits 42 time 14 tones 21 settings GENERAL 21 PERSONAL 17 UNITS 1...

Page 58: ...Training Effect 34 TRAINING mode displays 23 using 31 transmitter belt pairing 45 putting on 31 replacing battery 49 V views TIME mode 13 TRAINING mode 23 57...

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