Hi,
My Coach has just started putting in some training plans here in Intervals, and now I would like to export them to Garmin Connect. I’ve read all sorts of ‘yes it’s possible, just go to settings and TA-DA!’ - but I’ve tried any number of things, and cannot get Intervals data to move across to GC. There are 4 file types that I can download ZWO, ERG, JSON and MRC - none of these are GC compatible. Is there a different way to achieve this export?
Thanks, Mike
Hi Mike,
just go to Settings and activate the last checkbox of the Garmin connect plug-in
Note, intervals only uploads the next week. The synced workout intervals can not be edited on Garmin connect. However, works perfectly on Garmin devices.
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Exactly as the title suggested… Dummy’s Guide (in some circles I’m known as the village idiot, pleased I’ve upheld my reputation here as well)!
I was looking for something far more sophisticated than a box to tick.
Thank you 
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Here’s a screen by screen (iOS) view of what to do:
Open settings in Intervals
Scroll down to get the Garmin block and tick the box that shows the upload planned workouts (bottom tick box)
It will ask you to log in to your Garmin Connect account
Once you enter your details, accept the next two screen messages.
It will bring you back to the settings page. You can tick the other boxes, to bring your workouts back into Intervals
Go to the calendar (Activities page) and see if your workout for today shows
Go to Garmin Connect and you should see today’s workout showing.
Click on the workout
It will show some details like below. Click on the Send to Device.
Select the device you have (could be more than one.
The you should be “ready to roll”.
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Outstanding Gerald - thank you!! And by the looks of it, a few others have benefited from your reply as well.
Top man 
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I’m busy putting a how-to guide together, but not to this level. There’s a lot to get through, but happy to help when/where I can.
I also have an athlete similar to you, he says BC: before computers, so I have done step-by-step instructions for him too.
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Hello everyone
I cannot import more than 4 training sessions from IT.ICU to GC, is this normal in advance, thank you for your response
That isn’t quite normal. It should push 7 days worth of planned workouts to garmin.
Sorry, but seven days isn’t always seven workouts 
Garmin also shows all of my workouts in seven days. If there are only 3, just 3, if there are 7, all 7.
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Hello everyone
For me it is impossible to implement several training sessions blocked at 4 days I tried to duplicate a session already put in my GC calendar ditto impossible to add it?
I plan my workouts in intervals and don’t worry about anything anymore. Intervals automatically pushes seven-day scheduled workouts to Garmin. If I only have one workout scheduled in the seven days, then only one workout will be postponed, no matter what is scheduled in the next seven days.
Intervals.icu uploads the next 7 days of workouts to avoid cluttering devices with stuff far in the future. This happens every day so you will always have the next 7 days available.
Hi everyone,
What are you using for “Default power target” for riding indoors on a smart trainer (erg mode)? I’m sync my planned workouts to Connect and using an Edge 520 to control the trainer.
“Lap” power made ERG feels pretty vague, almost like if it’s not working. 3s smoothing also not that sharp like as when I use TrainerDay (that’s what I’m used to for my indoor rides, but with the app running on a phone or tablet). There’s a better way to set this for controling a smart trainer with a Edge head unit? Or the Edge will always have this slow, vague way of controlling ERG?
Thanks!
Garmin averages the power to the midpoint of the range, eg. you specify 90-100% of FTP in the workout, will end up as 95% when controlling the power. I don’t use my Edge 530 to control my trainer (it would only dual record, reading the trainer data), and I don’t use ERG mode either, so I can only comment on the feedback from some athletes that use their Garmin to control the trainer.
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