davetallo wrote:
theCOREguy wrote:
There is a a version for the Forerunner 920 (or Fenix 3, Fenix 2 HR and several other older devices).
It is not available on the store yet but it is a special slimed down version to cope with the memory limitations on the 920.
Working on a new build that will combined the low memory version with the standard version.
If you would like a version of the CORE ConnectIQ DataField for a device that is not listed - just send us a message either here or through the CoreBodyTemp.com website[/quote
received a response and the 'side-door' fix within a few hours of requesting. So far, every experience I have with CORE has exceeded expectations.
As well, I've spent the last few days returning to being surprised at the earlier questions (doubts?) from a few in the thread about 'actionable information' from this thing. Granted, I just dropped some coin on it so there might be confirmation bias seeping in, but I haven't run out of interesting questions that I would set out for this to answer ... individually, and generally. (Personally, this is a piece of tech that I have wanted since seeing a ST post about Simon Whitfield taking one of those core heat "pills" in a heat shed as part of his prep for the Athens Olympics ... and more recently, had made a call after seeing a television segment about the Cdn Women's Rowing Team using same in their heat prep for Tokyo.)
Just top of mind:
-how do different interval durations affect core temp
-how to recovery intervals affect core temp
-how do medications that my athletes are on affect core temp, and to what extent (ie 1 in 6 Americans (and probably more in the tri population) use psychiatric medications, and many of these have possible side effects of heat intolerance)
-what are mitigation strategies for heat accumulation in long Ae sessions (ie Bobby McGee 'run 10/walk 1' to minimize core heat accumulation)
-for coaches: athlete classification of "heat impaired" vs "non heat impaired" athletes in your squad; guiding everything from race selection to season planning
-for those heat impaired in my squad, understanding standard metrics like TSS aren't quite standard if athlete B is cooking for 12 hours after the session
and so on. So much neat stuff to come from this thing.
-how do different interval durations affect core temp
>> core temperature is mostly effected by effort level and time. So sustained high effort. The 'rest' periods in intervals also contributes to cooling. For the first few intervals or time you also have a 'thermal buffer' basically your body can absorb some of the heat energy.
you have an efficiency so for example to make 300 watts of power your body uses 1000 watts of energy leaving 'roughly' 700 watts of energy that is primarily heat energy.
As your cooling system is connected to your fueling system -> blood diverted away from working muscles for cooling purposes X steals from Y.
But with training this can better be optimized.
-how to recovery intervals affect core temp
>> the longer recovery between intervals the more chance for cooling. The shorter the recovery less cooling so will see a faster rise in core temperature.
Think of the working muscles as a (maybe bad example) a gas stove - hard effort, gas is on and heating up the water, turn off the gas, water cools down. Wait longer water cools down more. And for those 300 watts - 700 watts is a good amount of heat.
-how do medications that my athletes are on affect core temp, and to what extent (ie 1 in 6 Americans (and probably more in the tri population) use psychiatric medications, and many of these have possible side effects of heat intolerance)
>> I could find out more for you (I have some people I can consult) but we may need to know more specifically what drugs you are referring too. We were involved in a study where they induced fever by injecting mistitle toe (I could have the detail wrong on the substance) - the example is to show that yes some medications definitely have an effect on core temperature but I don't have a general / direct answer to your question. Send me a private note if you wish with specifics and see if I can get you a better answer.
-what are mitigation strategies for heat accumulation in long Ae sessions (ie Bobby McGee 'run 10/walk 1' to minimize core heat accumulation)
-for coaches: athlete classification of "heat impaired" vs "non heat impaired" athletes in your squad; guiding everything from race selection to season planning
>> most can get better with dealing with the heat through heat aware training - though some will naturally be better than others (like riding up hills or riding in the wind).
-for those heat impaired in my squad, understanding standard metrics like TSS aren't quite standard if athlete B is cooking for 12 hours after the session
>> heat, how it effects, how much one tolerates, how much performance derogates with core temp is like many things very individual. Monitoring and understanding yourself (or your athletes) is the first step. Just one more piece to the puzzle.
Hope I got to most your questions. I really like this topic so any questions please let me know or feel free to message me directly also.
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