Introduction To Suunto Team Pod; Suunto Team Pod In Action - Suunto TEAM POD Guia Del Usuario

1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO TEAM POD

Suunto Team Pod is a Peripheral Observation Device designed to increase the effective-
ness of group training. It includes an antenna-equipped receiver, a USB cable, and PC soft-
ware.
Suunto Team Pod enables coaches to receive real-time heart rate (HR) data via wireless
transmission from their athletes' HR belts straight to a PC screen, from a distance of up to
100 meters/330 feet.
This allows the coach to ensure that each and every athlete is training at their optimum
heart rate. Data is sent directly from the athletes' heart rate transmitter belts to the coach's
PC, via wireless transmission to Suunto Team Pod's digital receiver.
The athletes' heart rate transmitter belts are all individually coded, allowing the coach to
see which data is coming from which athlete and advise accordingly. The coach can then
use the supplied PC software to analyze the athletes' individual performances and further
refine their training for optimum results.

2. SUUNTO TEAM POD IN ACTION

Before we see how to assemble, position, and operate Suunto Team Pod, or use the PC
software, it might be helpful to follow a real example of how a coach starts to use his device
for the first time.
We will see what is required prior to any training, how to make the most of the real time
monitoring during training, and what kind of analysis can be performed with the software
after the training is complete.
Before training
In our example, Coach has bought Suunto Team Pod to improve the effectiveness of his
team's training sessions. The evening before the first session with Suunto Team Pod,
Coach begins to prepare. Suunto Team Pod uses two different PC programs, Suunto Moni-
tor and Suunto Team Manager. The first thing Coach needs to do is install the software on
his laptop (see Section 9).
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