Awesome - thanks so much! That really means a lot to hear! Really appreciate the feedback

Thank you so much! Holy cow what a great compliment! Glad you found the review helpful!

Thanks so much for saying, and for the specificity! Sorry for delayed response. Big review of Training Readiness coming soon as well. Stay tuned!

@@fitgearhunter you begin ny saying how your review will be separate from those aimed at cyclists runners but I haven’t seen one with your content aimed at cyclists. Not DC Rainmaker or GP Lama or anyone else. As a cyclist who also lifts heavy stuff I have been searching for a tool to help me plan my lifts and my rides more intelligently. At first I thought it might be the 1040 bike computer but of course it wasn’t going to capture the full range of activity I undertake the way a wearable will. Do you know which other Garmins will get the Training Readiness update?

@@garnetsteen I am sure it will come to the F7, Epix and above watches, and likely down to the 945 lte. Thanks!

Congratulations! What an impressive feat - I'm sure you've been through a lot. Definitely do and let me know how it works out for you. Thank you!

@@fitgearhunter Thank you very much and I definitely will.

Awesome! Let me link a video for setting up a CrossFit training sports profile

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Awesome! Sorry for the delay - it is definitely the most feature rick of them all for the price - let me know how you like it!

yes for sure! It has so many different angles it takes with metrics - def top all around. Thanks!

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the feedback - hope you like it!

Thank you so much and I'm so sorry for the delay! Really means a lot - did you get one?

@@fitgearhunter don't worry. Good to see you on IG too. Yeah I got the watch. Love it. Any chance in the near future to compare the Epix vs Amazfit T Rex 2?

@@fabii85 good question. I haven’t been able to purchase one yet but hope to do so eventually. Thanks!

Awesome! Hope you love it - I’m sure you will. Thanks for commenting

Absolutely - hope it helped.

Thanks, Hendrik! Yes I agree, although I'm starting to feel the comprehensive nature of the 955 especially outweighs that of what polar offers - big review on that coming up!

@@fitgearhunter great! Looking forward !

Oh Lord that’s a great point! I wish I had said something about that because that is a total tragedy. I totally am with you on that. Thank you so much for the compliments

And you will love the updates as they unfold on your Epix, and honestly unless you were deep in the trails or an extensive outdoorsman I think the built-in regular GPS is solid

@@fitgearhunter I use already some of the features in my Epix 2 via the latest Alpha Firmware Update 9.15. Nice extra features!

Yes I hear what you're saying - it has been found that the stages are looking correct. BUT - the sleep score is definitely the most reliable and felt-correct of any of the watches, and I'm testing 4 now! Thanks again!

Yes for sure. I’m planning out a few like this - starting w long term comparison of training readiness to whoop and others - but this is one of only 3 things whoop provides

Thanks so much! And sorry for the delay - and friends with them as well! and I wish! And I try to cover the full specs even if not in depth - that's why the cursed videos end up too long! What specs do you feel I need to share more of? Happy for feedback. Thanks!

In this video it was great .. but in Previous videos it was only about CrossFit.. This video has it al.. full indept review..great! For me totally in line with People like DC R and desfit etc.. Keep up thé good videos

@@Coellieee Thanks so much! That really means a great amount - those guys are great. Thank you for commenting and sharing!

I so completely agree with this. But the problem would be is that I'm guessing many would be tempted to wear an Apple Watch just for the daily benefit of full smart watch capabilities, and then the Garmin band for all of the data rich and analysis rich guidance, and might not buy a Garmin Watch

I totally understand and depend on the vibration from the watch to wake me up as well, and I have found it to be excellent, as strong as the GTR 4 for sure!

Thanks!

yes totally - I agree! Solar is not needed for me either

Haha - true. But I'd rather have the exact design w metal casing!

Gosh - I'm so sorry - I don't know that answer. I would assume so but can't say for sure. It definitely supports all languages of the 945 and fenix 6 before it, if that helps. Thanks for watching!

Awesome! When does it arrive?

@@fitgearhunter today! 😃 I've been going back and forth trying to decide, between the venue 2 plus, 255 or the vivoactive 4, so I decided to go for the 955🤣

@@theunknownsamurai7426 oh good lord that was a close one then - you dodged a bullet! :) I really think the 955 is the real deal, whole package, top of its kind - and in so many ways over the V2 or 255 - so it's not even close. Great choice! So fired up for you!

@@theunknownsamurai7426 and frankly I am hurt that even you considered the VA4 - so not worth looking at! Haha

@@fitgearhunter 😅 I've been following your videos. At first it was a pricing issue, I was trying to stay within a price range. When I spec it out, and realize that the 955 was only 60 Canadian dollars more than the venue 2 plus. I knew I had a winner! I would also like to add that I appreciate the content. It's extremely frustrating to find most content on Garmin watches are related to running. Most of my training is based in a gym environment. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

Hey! Yes - that was for accuracy at the wrist. It can fall to 88% accurate at times, so it doing strenuous workouts especially w wrist flex gotta go with an external HR sensor. Thanks!

@@fitgearhunter Oh that's great. I used an Instinct for a bit and it was horrible, so I went back to Apple Watch. Then I broke my second apple watch (at the hand of a jump rope handle)...so now I'm trying to find something that's going to be durable. Thanks for the help!

Hey! Yes! 5min using the actual Run profile is all that is needed. Twice the first week then once a week from there applies to all of Garmin’a watches that have advanced training status (forerunner, Fenix, enduro, etc)

@@fitgearhunter awesome thanks for the reply ….

@@richxps sure thing - ask any other questions you may have

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Honestly if you can afford the Epix there is no competition! Sorry for the delay in responding! The Epix is just a gorgeous watch with ultra high-quality build construction. Let me know which one you went with!

@@fitgearhunter I bought the Epix2 whilst it was £100 off at John Lewis. Very pleased it's a really fantastic watch and much more reasonable weight than I expected.

Dear lord the F7 costs about the same as the 955 there?! Holy cow then that’s even better! Yes - no losses once all the updates flow to it. That’s a great deal. Here it’s about a $300 difference over the base 955

Cheapest price you can get the the Fenix 7 is 560€, the forerunner 955 is 545€. You find discounts for the forerunner from time to time though. Edit: I don't think it's a great deal, the forerunner is just more expensive :D

@@till6392 sorry for delay - that is a great deal for the F7. I personally would choose it over the 955 for the look and build quality/parts - I say go for it. Let me know what you decide!

@@fitgearhunter I got the 7s at a discount for ~500 last week. It's a great watch so far :)

@@till6392 that’s awesome. So glad you’re liking it.

Hey! That’s tough. If you could afford it I would recommend the Epix actually, but it is $900-1000. It has an amoled screen, titanium body, AND all of the features of this watch. It would more directly correlate with the watch viewing experience you’re getting from the screen quality of the Apple Watch, but otherwise yes 1000 times over this is a more complete sports and training and wellness and fitness watch. It definitely lacks all of the broad smart watch features that the Apple Watch has because it’s connected by OS to the phone, but it maintains the majority of them as well. Let me know what you decide!

@@fitgearhunter Ive ordered it along with the hrm pro plus! Thanks for the reply

@@benrae9631 sweet! Let me know how it goes

Hey! Theoretically it can work w any training type, but it only available with the Run profile, which will obviously lack swimming metrics. Give it a try!

No question, the 955. Considerably more than either of the other two. It is a far superior device all around

@@fitgearhunter thanks for the answer

That's a great question! And a tough choice. I personally would go with the 265 because of the brilliant screen, and also because I don't use the mapping function that would be a differentiator the 955 would bring. Almost everything of importance, to me, is the exact same.

@@fitgearhunter thanks mate. Love your reviews. They've just lowered the FR955 here to $70 below the FR265. SO tempting now to go 955. Cheers

@@scotthamill2914 lord - it does. Do you do outdoor stuff a lot? The maps can be useful. But if not it's tough call - the 265 really does have an incredible screen and currently almost all the same wellness and training stats

Only once or twice a week. I come from a Marathon and Obstacle course background, so having the mapping ability is great but probably not required. I think the 955 is just that bit more rugged too. Nice to have the following in the software update too. Adds muscle maps to HIIT, Cardio, and Pilates activities Adds the Endurance Score glance Adds the Hill Score glance Adds map types and map data field options Adds weather maps to the Weather glance Adds a Workouts app to the Activities & Apps list Adds new activities for team sports, racket sports, and more Adds notification watch face data field ability to display name or number

@@scotthamill2914 great and complete list. Yes completely across the board. If you're in the obstacle community the more protective 955 might be better. The 265 has an awesome display but the glass is domed so might be more proned to scratches. You can get protective cover but another consideration. Personally I would still go 265 for the experience outside of workouts

About twice the battery life! Thanks!

@@fitgearhunter in your using scenario how long 255 was staying alive by one charge?

Happy to! It is one of the best third-party watch faces I have come across in all my years of testing. Let me look it up

Quatro! By VeshchigyOleg. Let me know if you find it!

Last - I just reached out to the developer to see if he can make more! This is their only one

I am not able to find it.

@@akghare Should be there now. The developer said there was an issue but it should be resolved now

yep! Thanks.

Hey! Sorry for delay. Gosh I can't remember and can't access the choices as I no longer have the watch. Sorry!

Found it! "Quatro"!

@@fitgearhunter thanks!!

Ha! As if anyone in the states could buy HUAWEI! And xiaomi is still a longgggggggg way off. They don’t even connect to heart rate monitors! That’s amazfit right? Although I will say the GT3 line is getting much better all around

@@fitgearhunter I’m Garmin user don’t know much about other ecosystems but definitely I will start exploring in near future since all BIG names become ridiculously expensive and if you take that global population get poorer and poorer every other year it’s more likely that they take the other option out there. I know that big corporations don’t give a sh..t about those who can’t afford or those who can’t afford anymore but at that point of mindset it is beginning of the end. At that point decadence of their empires take place and rest is history.

Xiaomi is not that good in terms of accuracy but TruSeen™ 5.0+ HR sensor by Huawei is way better than Garmin. But their software is buggy, insufficient and can not compete with Garmin. However, i think the real threat is Apple. Their hr sensor is the best in the world, also engineering and software. Whatever Apple does just works nearly with 100% accuracy. One day Apple will focus on sports features and that day will be the end for Garmin and others. We begin to see the signals of that with the watchOS 9.0 update. When they solve the battery problem, we will see contstantly (every second) measuring hr sensor and other health metrics soon by Apple. If you have an Apple watch 6 or 7, you don’t need to use an external hr belt beacuse it’s so fuckin accurate. I’ve been using Venu 2 plus since March 2022, i used to have Fenix 6x pro, Vivosmart 5, Vivoactive 4, Vivoactive 3, FR 245 in the past. Garmin still has problems with accuracy. HR sensor is just fine for rhr and steady state cardio type exercises. But it sucks when it comes to weight training. For instance, while carrying carboys in my both hands with demijohn pot holders (19x2 = 38 kg - 84 lbs) from my car to my floor, my hr increases to may be 140’s but Garmin shows 90. However, my other previous watch Huawei watch gt 3 used to catch this hr increase immediately.

@@_samurai_744 probably you are right I really don’t know nothing except Garmin and few years with Fitbit before Garmin. But from opinion like yours I can see that other brands don’t sleep. Sooner or later they will catch up in terms of precision and ecosystems and together with better price-performance they will overcome big names. It’s like in automotive businesses 50 years ago American automobile manufacturers laughing at Japanese and Korean brands but look what happened I think that the same destiny will have all companies like Garmin and Apple. They don’t know when to stop and they don’t realize when is the point when enough is enough. Technology is getting cheaper not more expensive tough time but for them obviously is other way around.

@@_samurai_744 Awesome, awesome summary. Yes I don’t think Xiaomi and HUAWEI are ever going to really be competitive because of their limitations, inability to connect to external sensors, and bugginess in general, and I agree that the new HUAWEI sensor is on point for sure. And I totally agree about the Apple Watch. I don’t think it’s ever going to wipe away Garmin, for sure. I don’t think I’ll ever drive out the market, but I do think it will pull in new purchasers if they get their shit together and do a real sports watch. There’s hints of it but even with what I have read about the updates coming they are still far from competitive from what Garmin offers, and even from the simplicity of what polar offers. So I’m not very hopeful, or very afraid, that they are going to break into the market much in the near term, like next five years even. I think simple things, like their sleep analysis, is still so useless that you have to use a third-party app to get value out of it, seems mind-boggling boggling to me and a sign that they are off the mark in serving the sports training community. Simply, if they copied or built versions of all these third-party app analytics into their base software, and added to it a rugged exterior solution and three day minimum battery life they would be competitive. But thinking about it all out loud I have zero expectations that they will do so! Again, awesome thoughts all around.