I run into this issue more and more frequently in my coaching practice as wearable running tech evolves at breakneck speed and the companies that make/support this tech aim to gamify the experience (i.e. as you note here, they end up striving for an "ideal" or "right" # to hit, be in pace, HR, power, HRV, etc). In my attempt to fight the good fight I home in on a few key data points to identify patterns/correlations over time but try not to overwhelm the athlete (or myself as the coach!) with a myriad of (mostly) meaningless metrics. This involves some trial and error but hey, that's science at work.
I'm going to write an article soon about assessing versus monitoring. The "crunch" for coaches these days seems to be helping athletes wade through the bog of data access. What's interesting is the net effect should be that we're healthier and perform better. But do we??
Three downward diagonal lines for Energy , Mood, and Muscle Soreness and a choice to circle😀😐or ☹️
Basic, yet the principle behind it the same - build awareness, familiarity with monitoring and, in my opinion the most important element, an opportunity for a conversation with the person
I run into this issue more and more frequently in my coaching practice as wearable running tech evolves at breakneck speed and the companies that make/support this tech aim to gamify the experience (i.e. as you note here, they end up striving for an "ideal" or "right" # to hit, be in pace, HR, power, HRV, etc). In my attempt to fight the good fight I home in on a few key data points to identify patterns/correlations over time but try not to overwhelm the athlete (or myself as the coach!) with a myriad of (mostly) meaningless metrics. This involves some trial and error but hey, that's science at work.
Yes! Exactly!
I'm going to write an article soon about assessing versus monitoring. The "crunch" for coaches these days seems to be helping athletes wade through the bog of data access. What's interesting is the net effect should be that we're healthier and perform better. But do we??
I well remember my first monitoring attempt
Three downward diagonal lines for Energy , Mood, and Muscle Soreness and a choice to circle😀😐or ☹️
Basic, yet the principle behind it the same - build awareness, familiarity with monitoring and, in my opinion the most important element, an opportunity for a conversation with the person