NOTIFICATIONS MISSED? read this: I have now found out the following. When I import a workout from TrainingPeaks to the Apple Watch and then start this TP workout (with the TP app icon), I don't get any audio notifications, only the intervals are shown by vibration and on the display. However, if you call up the TrainingPeaks workout and then scroll all the way down, you get the "Add to App Training" function. If you do this (you can then set indoor or outdoor) and then start the training from the training app in the "Running" section, you will also get all the audio announcements about the interval times and whether you are above or below the current pace.

Man… Apple could totally dominate the fitness watch space if they wanted to…however, it’s half-baked ideas like this that keep the competitors in business. If apple would pay ANY sort of attention to the main benefits of their competitor’s products (battery life, training and recovery metrics, race/pacing tools, etc), they would understand the importance of putting these in anything labelled as “ultra” and targeted at athletes or people who do more than pay for their starbucks every day….

@jonsiegrist2382

6 ай бұрын

Spot on! I was a die hard Appleist until I got serious about endurance training. Have an Epix Pro now and perfectly happy, but would have gone Ultra if it had the things you mentioned as well as Ant+ support.

@DCFGuitar

6 ай бұрын

@@jonsiegrist2382 I’m in the same boat as you. I recently picked up an Epix pro and had a Fenix 7 and 6 before that. The AMOLED screen is fantastic

@Fab213

6 ай бұрын

Agree but at the same time there are rules to avoid a company having too much influence (anti-trust blabla)

@AaronJones

6 ай бұрын

I mean I’m an ultra runner and use Apple Watch Ultra just fine for 99% of use cases. Including 50 mile unsupported mountain runs. I don’t use most of all the garmin features and don’t know really anyone that uses anything beyond the stuff Apple also provides. Does AW need updates? Absolutely. Is it only good for “Starbucks” crowd? Certainly not. I don’t think Apple is looking to take over the 2 week battery life requirements crew.

Making the training peaks subscription all that more worth it .. cheers Ray

That missing target page is the main issue I have with the Ultra right now. I wish there was a page that shows the target for the next segment and what step of a repeat you’re on. Seems like it could be an easy fix, but I’m not sure Apple will address this.

Love the peek behind the magic at 2:40 (forgotten cut 😛)

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

doh!

The Apple Watch Ultra has been out for a while now and it still surprises me that so many people don’t actually understand its target audience. When people talk about how great their Garmin’s are at health tracking, they forget to mention how crap it is as an actual smartwatch. It cracks me up when people talk about switching between multiple watches because the Ultra is not for people who have already decided to own several watches. The Apple Watch Ultra is the best pure smartwatch on the market with good enough features to match a dedicated sports watch, and the new TrainingPeaks integration is another step in that direction. Yes, you can get better sports watch features from other products, but you are compromising on the smartwatch capabilities that Apple is known for.

Nice feature 👍

Boy this review was… kind. It feels less than half baked and I am not really sure how much is on Apple’s shoulders to fix. With all he money Apple has I am sure they could hire people to implement this properly. Hell they could buy Garmin if they wanted to without it making a dent on their bottom line

Hey Ray, short of the swim structured workout, what would you recommend to be a good alternative? Is Workoutdoor good for swim ?

So I will get a structured workout with targets transferred to the AW (pace, heart rate or running power) for my run, but no feedback during (Gage / Notification etc.) or even after (like execution score)?? Thank you very much for the review!

Thanks for this. How does Training Peaks / TrainerRoad / Final Surge /Custom Workouts API enabled apps compare to Garmin Suggested Daily Workouts? I just switched to Garmin with HRM Pro from Apple Watch for running workouts, but this seems tempting. Thank you.

Great video. The one thing I noticed as well is the lack of a target after that first notification to "Work". Also wish we could rename that so that the target is displayed in that large text. It's a bit small on my series 7. Overall though, this is great. I haven't touched my Garmin Fenix 3 since my 70.3 event and a few of the really long workouts leading up to it. Anything up to 3hrs I use my Apple Watch for all of it.

@timothygostony7415

5 ай бұрын

Not showing the target for a segment is such a huge oversight! The design assumes you are going to be looking at your watch or be able to look at it within the 1.5 seconds the zone pops up, actually be able to read the tiny text while on a moving bicycle, and memorize the lower and upper limit for the duration of the segment. Definitely feels like a feature they designed at a desk and never tested on a road.

Cool!

Hi from the future, has apple now enabled viewing of workout targets on the watch??

does the apple watch SE 2023 sync well with Training peaks? including adding programs?

I really want/need a review of a home cholesterol meter. There are a number of them for sale but they are all so different in price I worry I not taking something into account. There are a couple approved by the CDC but they are cheap and brands I don’t see anywhere else. Suggestions?

I have an Apple Watch Series 7, I installed the latest version of iOS, watchOS and the Training Peaks app, however when I upload the structured training to the Apple Watch it only shows the distances or time of each stage of the running training (outdoor, even before starting the workout), not the pace, although a pace zone is determined in training peaks. It appears that it does not upload this pace zone. Does anyone know how to solve it? Or is this because pace upload is only available for apple watch series 9/ultra?

Are you try to have more step count in your oura ring, and two watches? You waves hands a lot! how many steps you get, just a make this video?

So my TP workouts have average pace targets for different intervals (warm up, work, cool down). Let's say target for warm up is 10 min mile x 20 min, work is 9 min mile x 20 min, cool down is 10 min mile. The problem is apple watch seems to average the pace over the whole 50 minutes when telling me I am above or behind pace - meaning I have to actually run an 8 minute work mile to average 9min mile during the second segment for the watch to tell me I'm meeting the average pace target for the middle section. Is there a way around this? I can tell my setting my view preferences within workout on the watch that my "current pace" and "average pace" have to be very different for the TP app to accurately tell me when I am behind or above pace? Any advice of how to tell apple watch to reset the "average pace" clock with each interval on TP?

This is what (structured workouts) I wanted in first place from Apple Watch Ultra ( Like Garmin or other fitness watches ) from day 1, now I have to create accounts with other third parties 😂

Orange Nomad sport band on the ultra? I have a bunch of bands and go with that one 99% of the time 👍

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Yup!!

Hey Brother…google is returning nothing so I only know of one guy to ask. I haven’t had my Nike Apple Watch for several years because you sold me on Garmin. I have some heart health that I might want to track with an Ultra or Ultra 2 but I cannot determine if the Ultra series functions with the Nike app integration of the Nike series Apple Watches. Do you have any insight to does the Nike Run app function on the Ultra series? AND, can the orange button be mapped to begin a workout in the Nike or Strava run app? Maybe you would know. Merry Christmas!!!🎄

I can’t get my TP calendar to sync onto my Apple Watch. I have all the settings exactly as you do. When I look at the workout entry on my calendar and click on the watch icon next to “Workout Details” only new connection is available and not my connected Apple Watch. What am I missing?

Ray, the "dot dot dot" is called an ellipsis. Thanks for everything you do!

@ShaoYenChen

6 ай бұрын

I like dot dot dot more

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I try and simplify things - as most people don't really know what the heck an ellipsis is.

does not work with version series 3, watchOS 8.8 :(

Interesting, will I be able to save a TR workout on AW? Most probably not.

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Yes, you can save both a TP or TR workout to Apple Watch in terms of the workout library.

As usual, another great video from you. Thank you! I have a question, running and cycling are possible, but are the swimming workouts also possible? Thank you very much

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

No swimming structured workout support at this time, unfortunately.

Hi. One question Which software are you using for indoor running?

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

I was on a Peloton Tread, but I generally use Zwift to record it.

This is a feature we have had for years on Garmin but with less functionality. Apple just always seems to be lagging behind in the sport and fitness watch world.

So to be clear. You create a workout in TP, then when you are ready, you bring up the workout on your watch, complete the workout, then it's synced with TP and then you can compare "planned" vs "Completed", correct?

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Yup, correct.

I roll with 2 watches too. Garmin Fenix 7 and Apple Ultra. They both serve completely different purposes. When people ask about it (as they always do), after explaining it, I make the point that people wear bracelets on a wrist that don’t do anything. 🙂

@tkldr

6 ай бұрын

I get asked “why two watches?” All the time also. I’ve started replying, in case I spontaneously run a 100hr race, my Coros has me covered.

Anybody else having issues with TrainingPeaks Swims sessions showing up in Apple Workouts? I can see biking and running sessions only :(

I am not able to click auto send work outs? It has selected on demand workouts does anyone know why I cannot select auto send 7 days of workouts?

DCRainmaker slacking on loads of his planned workouts 😂😂😂

@adriangonzalez9693

6 ай бұрын

😂

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Why do workouts on the calendar when ice cream is always a better option? 🍨

How do I get my Apple Watch Ultra to stop alerting me with the power metrics you talk about in the video? I hate that my watch is constantly vibrating/alerting me that I am above or below power metrics, but I don't know how to turn that off?

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Sadly as noted, you can’t. :/

@DerNeddeMann

6 ай бұрын

yeah it's the one thing that prevents me using the structured workouts - otherwise very happy with the Ultra/iPhone bike setup

@barinopedro

4 ай бұрын

I hate that there is no way to do that, for runs it’s very frustrating too specially in short intervals

As soon as Apple will allow me to design a workout on the phone, and send it to the watch, it wins. Not via 3rd party. And, fix up their screen metrics, similar to Garmin.

@RouvenKasten

6 ай бұрын

Yep, design the workout on the watch is pain in the ass.

Trainings peaks for apple users now for free or do I have to pay a monthly contribution at trainings peak?

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Free

@lazzaboyman8003

6 ай бұрын

I’m struggling to make this work

Not that I mind having to great reviews like DC Rainmaker and DesFit reviewing the same products and releasing videos almost simultaneously but is there a coordinated relationship between the two?

@reginalb124

6 ай бұрын

Typically it's not them that would coordinating it, it's usually based on the release of the thing. They need to have early access to the feature, the app, or a device, whatever they're reviewing, and the developer/manufacturer gives them a date and time that they can release their review. This is very common, and that is why on a whole host of product types you see reviews all drop at the same time, it's not just these fitness devices/apps. For just your general analytics, if you're even an hour late, you will see fewer views.

@barrybkopicz2845

6 ай бұрын

@@reginalb124 much appreciate the information, thanks.

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

Indeed, this simply had an embargoed timeframe attached to it (a specific date/time media are allowed to post about it). That doesn't mean the company has any say at all in what I post (they don't see it, they don't know) - just tied to a certain exact date/time.

As I understand the watch will not set the workout on a smart trainer. You still need Zwift, your wahoo or whatever to do that. So where is the point of starting the workout on the watch when you have a workout uploading from your zwift or wahoo anyway? You can any that to apple health and strava automatically too. And outdoors I think most cyclists who do structured training have a cycling computer. Or do I miss here something that would be valuable for cyclists?

I can't have the workout sync in my apple watch ultra, my phone and watch is latest update...uninstall the app and reinstalled it....added workout on TP and can't see it even after connected to the apple watch from TP...idk that is frustrating.

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

If you reinstalled the app, did you re-authorize it?

@Gilloozz

6 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker yes sir i did Edit : it asked me to reconnect again which i did but still nothing

@Gilloozz

6 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker now i know what is up, it looks like the built in workouts in the app itself are the ones that shows on the watch not the one you plan ahead. That’s unfortunate because they give you free subscription once you use it, so you don’t actually get to test this feature because it is not out yet.

@Dcrainmaker

6 ай бұрын

@@GilloozzThe feature is definitely out. I’d reach out to TrainingPeaks support, and see if they can sort things out.

@Gilloozz

6 ай бұрын

oh ! okay, hopefully to find the time to send them my issue from the beginning. thanks for trying to help. appreciated

Pretty cool to finally be able to send workouts to AW and not creating them manually. Unfortunately, I don’t get any alerts/notifications as for pace which I need since I am running in different zones in my intervals for a certain time for example. I have been using these alerts on manually created workouts heavily. So not really a benefit for me. Or does anyone know a hack to get notifications/alerts transferred to the AW aswell? I have structured workouts on threshold pace from TP (premium) transferred to AW, but no zones/alters/notifications are displayed 😢

@nilsheinzmann9899

6 ай бұрын

Any help? I did not find anything online...

@nilsheinzmann9899

6 ай бұрын

I only get notifications for heart rate ranged but not for pace ranges. Thats weird

I’ve never heard anyone say “training” like that. Trenning? Trinning?

So it’s clunky and not worth the hassle basically

@robertkelly28

6 ай бұрын

Pretty much

Sigh. Still not the time to ditch my Garmin yet.

I’m gonna stick to my garmin watch. The AWU still worthless compared to the Epix Gen 2 pro. Garmin is centuries ahead

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