STRYD FOOTPOD REVIEW | IS POWER BETTER THAN HEART RATE AND PACE?

STRYD FOOTPOD REVIEW | IS POWER BETTER THAN HEART RATE AND PACE?
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Hey everyone,

In today's video of the Advent calendar we're looking at the Stryd powermeter or Stryd pod. It's my number 1 training tool and I'm trying to explain to all of you why it's such a powerful instrument

Share all your questions and thoughts in the COMMENTS

Cheers,
Alex
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Power?
01:26 Disclaimer
02:15 Power vs HR
04:49 Power vs pace
06:09 Actual threshold
06:55 Anaerobic « battery »
08:40 Real time pace
09:21 Other metrics (RE, LSS)
10:38 Outro
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#run #Stryd #RunWithPower

[MichaelLoweAttorney]

I’ve used stryd for 2 years. I tell every runner I meet to buy one.

[ymanolopoulos]

Been using it more than a year now. So much added value running with power and the Stryd platform. I can train without worrying about overtraining and injuring myself, have a very accurate race predictor with a very straightforward race strategy to achieve it, and tons of nice data to go into after my runs. Never going back to pace.

[leifnilsson]

Thanks a lot for the video. Ordered my Stryd yesterday. Now I'm even more convinced it was right to order. Looking forward to start using it.

[johanpettersson-evers]

Great to see some praise for power as a tool in general and the Stryd pod in particular. The running world is kind of stubborn and old school in many ways and change doesn't come over years, or decades even. Totally agree with you on you're prediction for the future, soon enough we'll all be running with power data. (with that said other metrics could also be useful, of course. But mostly as a complement to power) My theory of the somewhat slow growth of Stryd, at least here in Scandinavia, is that most don't know just HOW accurate and reliable the pod is. 🤷
Thanks for producing quality content! 🙏

[jimoconnor]

Power is power. Love my Stryd, especially over the rolling hills here in South Georgia.

[Kalvi]

In november 2019 I ran my first half marathon race (4:40min/km) and achieved my PB in 10K (4:07min/km) February 2020. That 2020 summer I started to train with non-wind Stryd. This 2021, races came back to the streets and I destroyed my PBs: in november I raced the same HM and ran at 4:08min/km also raced a 10K at 3:48 min/km. That's an improvement of 10'54" in HM and 3'07" in 10K! This new year's eve I'm going to race another 10K and Stryd App predicts that I could be under 38 minutes!

[micdavey]

Pace will never go away. It's what we all strive toward. It's what competition revolves around. You can use power to maybe keep yourself from overtraining --maybe, but it's not like you're going to use that in a race. You have to be able to feel and know your body, and be able to tell it to push past old limits. If you're paying too much attention to power, it's too easy to hold yourself short, both in running and cycling. I think we mere mortals often get too caught up in the hype around technology. Sure, the pros use power, but it's one tool of many in their toolbox (mostly looked at by coaches), and they definitely still pay attention to pace and their body.

[jeroen]

I would love you to implement the stryd data in your shoe reviews! Think fastest shoe within a narrow power-range (watts) etc.. Is a vaporfly / carbon shoe indeed faster while maintaining x watts of power etc..

[timtrenholm]

Been using my Stryd (wind) for almost 2 years now. I couldn't go back to pace/heart rate. Every race plan I have executed with Stryd have been very successful, even though I am generally under estimated CP. It makes me generally have easily executed negative split races. Since my CP is generally under estimated, I still monitor my heart rate, since without a fully tested CP I don't often know my current limit for watts I can hold for 20+ KM. But I do know that once my heart rate gets past a certain point I am on the clock.
The other huge benefit to training with power is that often a well designed training plan can be used over and over again, since the targets are a percentage of your current critical power.
Is the Stryd pod expensive? YUP. Is it worth it? Best piece of kit I have ever bought for running....and it's not even close.

[thomasdamato]

Alex, again thank you again for an informative vlog, I’m really not the best person to comment but being 66 I try to approach training with a young mind set but I can’t help but feel even with myself it comes down to our Mindset how we enter a daily workout, once that button is pressed phsychologically it always come down to the conversation that’s happening in your mind. Metrics are great it’s a barometer that measures progress but come race day look up to the sky from whence cometh your strength, feel the surge of excitement that you put the work in and dig deeper than you ever have, and forget about what your watch says and listen only to your beating heart. Be well and thank you again.

[i.p]

I have ordered the Stryd V2 which is available in November.. I am exited about the leg pounding and the V2.

[ivanlucacorda]

Its just a matter of measuring different systems. Stress to the skeletal muscles and to the heart. I personally think it's a pretty big advantage to take advantage of both measurements, just mostly for different purposes. But also comparing them (Power to HR ratio) can be a powerful tool. The only real mistake would be to focus on just one part imo.

[TinoCarcevetti]

Thank you for the video! Please explain in more detail about the control of energy consumption.

[Nonixification]

I like Stryd but there are few issues:
1) Works differently on different shoes, need to be calibrated. Difference usually 1-4%. But you cannot calibrate the power you get only the pace (on Garmin)
2) Uphill and windy conditions are underestimated (based on hr strap data and feel), on some shoes (Vaporfly) the wind detection not working properly. Also trail running power is not adding any extra power, and running on grass is for example harder.
3) Still cannot make power based workouts on Garmin Connect

[raysollarsthehappyjogger]

You covered the bases pretty well Alex. I have enjoyed your perspective. I too spent a large sum of money on running shoes, 36 pairs, plus a few I gave away and 1 pair I sold. Some of the budget shoe reviews I would suggest would be the Adidas Adizero SL 20.2 and RC3, Reebok Floatride Energy 3, and finally anything from the little known brand "Enda" of Kenya---I personally have and like the "Secretary Bird" model, a lightweight daily trainer and fun 5K/10K racer. I am wishing Enda well.

[lifephorce]

Great ad for the Stryd Alex ☺️
I've been using mine for over 2 years
I bought it to help prevent injury by monitoring the running stress
-Rather than just time on feet, miles, etc .. the impact of which can vary dramatically depending on pace, intensity, elevation gained...
Love it's pace & distance accuracy vs GPS and it's race prediction times are way more accurate than my Garmin fenix 6! 😯
Haven't tried the training plans tho ..are they good? Would you or any of your subscribers recommend? 🤔

[giovanbattistafichera]

I believe that monitoring respiration is the future, but yeah, pods are a cute gadget to have.

[sansin]

Can the Stryd be used for stationary bikes and elliptical machines?

[jamesb.walker]

Stryd is actually very powerful tool. They also produced a very interesting app to work with.
I only have the pod for about 5 months and I am loving it.
When you change the shoes, do you have to recalibrate the Pod to be exact power?

[QuasiAmerican]

Thanks Alex, useful information as always! I have been interested in getting a stryd Pod for a while but I was worried it would be hard to interpret the data. What's your opinion on that? I also wondered which watches pair best with it? I currently have the Pilar vantage V but it's over 3 years old and has stopped updating and it's also really slow to pair with my phone so I am thinking of getting a new one but I thought best to get one that would work well with the stryd Pod.