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Fora
on SUUNTO t6:
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Yahoo WriststopTrainers
forum: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WriststopTrainers/
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SUUNTO
Training world discussion forum: www.suunto.com/training
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T6
Usergroup forum in SuuntoSports (becoming obsolete for obvious reasons): http://suuntosports.com/Default.asp
WHAT ABOUT the new release of STraM?
SUUNTO launched a new release of STraM (version 2). In the ReadMe.txt the main improvements
w.r.t. version 1.3.4 are enlisted:
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Automatic
data conversion from previous version while installing the new version.
·
Automatic
full / update version detection. One installation file for both cases.
·
New
improved analyzing module (FirstBeat body model) with very fast analyzing.
·
Increased
startup time.
·
Support
for new activity levels
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Automatic
activity level. Algorithm changes slowly, but should adjust every users
activity level into correct status within a few week or month. Depending on the
starting level.
·
New
printing layout. Multiple graphs available.
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New
XML export. Several logs may be included in the same file.
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New
R-R graph.
·
Log
splitting. Splits logs to two or three separate logs and removes the original to
keep the summary values correct.
·
Downloading
wizard. Optional downloading interface to your device.
·
Compare
your plans and logs from a calendar with analyze view.
·
Calculate
Day / Week / Year summaries of the values your desire with the analyze tool.
·
Online
summary calculations from a single log using a graph with movable selectors.
·
Internal
architectural improvements.
·
Support
for Suunto Monitor
Unfortunately, STraM2 is overwhelmed with bugs, of which some are
considered as critical (damaging your log data) or as of high importance
(useability is highly affected) .
Therefore I decided to pool all the bug reports in a separate excel
sheet ‘STraM version 2 (update month day,
year).xls’. You will find it here
(Files section, folder ‘STraM version 2,
what about it? ‘).
In that excel sheet you will find 4 TABS:
·
BUGS: all the bugs reported are described and assigned to an impact level
(critical, functional High, functional Middle, functional Low, cosmetic).
Advices (workarounds) and bug status are reported as well;
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IMPROVEMENTS: a description of the noticeable improvements are enlisted as well;
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OTHER CHANGES: a list of other changes is also given;
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WISHLIST: a list (of most wanted) new features is reported as well.
People are encouraged to post new bugs, improvements, other changes or
whishes in one of these two user groups.
As long as STraM2.0. is not considered by its users as sufficient
stable and functional, STraM2.0. is to be considered as a beta release (i.e. use
it at own risk).
Therefore, for the time being, this compendium will stay reporting on the
only available functional STraM software version1.3.4.
Table of contents
3 General
speed and distance aspects
3.2 Transmission of measured data
3.2.3 Recording data and stopping a data record
3.2.5 Power management during a device searching process
3.2.6 Data recording during a device searching process
3.2.6.1 No manual re-Connect (t6 is still searching)
3.2.6.2 Manual Re-Connect (t6 stopped searching)
3.3.1 Data recording principles
3.3.2.1 Memory consumption per hour for a Rec.Rate of 2 sec
3.3.2.2 Memory consumption per hour for a Rec.Rate of 10 sec
3.3.3 Correct memory allocation of the measured data
3.4 Displaying
the speed and distance data
3.4.1 Instant S/D report on the t6 display
3.5 Over-all
robustness and consistency of the measurement signals
3.5.1 Robustness of HR data chain / HR data consistency
3.5.2 Robustness of SPD-DST
data chain / SPD-DST data consistency
3.5.3 Consistency of the data throughout the measurement chain
4.1 Measurement principle and data management
4.2 Accuracy
of the recorded distances
4.2.1 Calibration of the bikePOD
4.2.1.1 The most accurate method
4.2.2 Measured accuracy of the distances
4.3 Execution
of the cycling speed profile
5.1.1 On the display of the t6
5.2 Accuracy of the running distance
5.2.1 Calibration of the footPOD
5.2.1.1 Most accurate and informative method
5.2.1.2 Another accurate method
5.2.2 Measured accuracy of the distances
5.3 Speed and
contact surface dependency
5.3.1 REMARK on relative accuracy
5.3.2 REMARK on the size of the slope
5.4 Execution
of the running speed profile
6.3 Delayed
recording of ANT devices
7 Programming,
instant training guidance of the t6, and reporting
7.2 The instant training guidance
7.2.1 Displayed measurement data
7.2.2 Displaying secondary workout data
7.3.1 The programming of the workout profile
7.3.2 The instant training guidance:
7.3.3 The t6 logbook reporting
7.3.5 Differences between t6 reported data and STraM reported data.
7.3.5.1 Differences between the DISTANCE values
7.3.5.2 Differences between the SPEED values
7.3.5.3 About the reconstruction of the instant speed
7.3.5.4 Differences between the HR values
7.3.5.5 Influence of the MEM SET
8 Tuning
Suunto Training Manager (STraM)
8.2.1 Importance of VO2max
(aerobic capacity)
8.2.2 Importance of EPOC (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption)
8.2.3 Physiological and mathematical background of VO2 and
EPOC
8.2.4 Listed accuracy of a well tuned STraM
8.2.5 Physical interpretation of the respiration and
ventilation rate data of STraM
8.2.6 Sports specific tuning of StraM?
8.2.7 The parameters to be tuned
8.3.1 Validation of the accuracy of the automatic tuning process
8.4.2 Additional guidelines for this INDIRECT tuning process:
8.4.2.1 Are race results useable to tune the body parameters?
8.4.2.2 What if there is no 400m track?
8.4.2.3 What if running results are not representing your real
aerobic fitness.
8.4.2.4 What if maximal workouts are not feasible.
8.4.2.5 Software support to derive automatically the tuning values
8.4.2.6 Is there a physical relevance of the graphs shown?
8.4.2.6.1 Staircase HR interval workout
8.4.2.7 Measuring body parameters
8.7 Testing of
your global fitness, and benefit of EPOC
9 Other
applications on heart rate variability (HRV)
9.1 VisualElbows project of Ken Gamble
9.2 Other
heart rate variability software on the net
9.3 What to do
if you don’t want to use the STraM export functionality (.sdf Suunto Data File)
?
10 A Swiss
Army Knife for the t6
10.1 Basic guidelines and TAB structure
10.1.2 Windows display settings, excel bars and TAB structure
10.2 Data
import and accurate lap extraction
10.3.1 Calibration chart protocol
10.3.2 Further SAK manipulations
10.3.2.1 Data import and graphics manipulation
10.3.2.2 Setting up the accurate CF
10.3.2.3 Statistical relevance
10.5.1 Tuning by Indirect measurement of the bodily data
10.5.2 Tuning by direct measurement of the bodily data
10.5.2.1 Management of the measurements
10.5.2.2 An excerpt of the laboratory results
10.5.2.3 Avoid comparing apples and oranges
10.5.2.5 Accuracy of the tuning process
10.5.2.5.1 A different tuning procedure
10.5.2.6 Catching HR.LT and SPD.LT
10.6.2 General form of the upper VE and lower HR edge
10.6.3 Catching HR.LT and HR.ST
10.6.3.1 HR recovery interval test
10.6.3.2 Tangents of the edges method
10.6.3.3 Usefulness of the cross points HR.LT and HR.ST
10.6.3.4 Why the lower HR edge deviates from linearity at high VO2?
10.6.3.5 Equilibrium (steady) edges
10.6.3.6 Other concentrations of scatter points
10.6.3.7 Scatter diagram of HR, VE and VO2 in 3 dimensions
10.6.3.8 What about the effects of the tuning itself?
10.6.4 Putting the TANGENTS METHOD into practice
10.6.4.1 Preferred running protocol and STraM manipulations
10.6.4.2 TAB <fitness thresholds>
10.6.4.3 TAB <thresholds history>
11 Unexpected
behavior of the t6, and prevention
11.1 Unmanageable
t6 – automatic reset of t6
11.1.1 How to change correctly the battery?