What weight lifting catagories are in the Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) Sapphire Edition, 51mm, High Performance Smartwatch
Executive summary
The Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) records "Strength Training" activities that detect and count sets and repetitions and let you add the weight used for each set; the watch recognizes exercises automatically once you perform at least four reps and can log weight per set (Garmin owner’s manual) [1] [2]. The Epix Pro (Gen 2) line also added "30 new sport modes" over prior models and improved sensors and metrics for strength training and load, but Garmin’s documentation does not publish a fixed list of discrete “weight‑lifting categories” by name in the sources provided [3] [4].
1. How Garmin frames strength training on the Epix Pro: detection and logging
Garmin’s official manuals describe strength training as an activity where the watch counts reps and records sets; a set is multiple repetitions of a single move and the rep count appears after you complete at least four reps, and you can add the weight used for each set manually (epix (Gen 2) owner’s manual) [1] [2]. The manuals focus on the mechanics of recording—counting reps, adding weight per set, and including strength work in overall training metrics—rather than listing a prescriptive taxonomy of weightlifting sub‑sports [1] [2].
2. No authoritative list of “weight‑lifting categories” in provided manuals
Available sources do not present a named, fixed set of “weight lifting categories” (for example, “Olympic lifting,” “powerlifting,” “hypertrophy,” or “circuit training”) within the official Epix Gen 2 manuals; the documentation instead groups strength training generically and allows detection and manual weight entry (not found in current reporting) [1] [2]. Garmin’s materials emphasize customizable workouts and sport modes, but the exact per‑exercise taxonomy shown on the watch is not documented in the sources you provided [4].
3. Sport modes and custom workouts: flexibility over fixed labels
Reviewers and the manual note Garmin added dozens of sport modes and enhanced workout creation — you can create custom workouts with steps, goals, and tailored data screens — which implies the device is designed to support many lifting styles through custom or predefined modes rather than a narrow category list [4] [3]. Android Authority says the Epix Pro (Gen 2) introduced “30 new sport modes,” showing Garmin’s approach is breadth and configurability rather than a short, labeled category list [3].
4. What the watch actually measures and reports for lifting
During strength training the Epix/Epix Pro counts reps and determines exercises you’ve performed and the stress applied to your body, feeding that into training load/acute load metrics; Garmin explains acute load is a weighted sum of recent exercise load scores based on duration and intensity, and strength activities are classified into categories for load analysis based on activity structure and intensity [1] [5]. That means your lifts contribute to overall training metrics, but the manual does not map those internal classifications to a public list of lifting categories [1] [5].
5. Third‑party reporting: practical experience but not a canonical category list
Independent reviews confirm the Epix2/Pro reliably tracks rep counts and heart rate during weight lifting and circuit training and praise the watch’s sensor and detection algorithms; reviewers mention Olympic lifting and overhead pressing as examples that the sensor handles, but these reviews are experiential — not Garmin’s formal, exhaustive category inventory [6] [7] [3]. These accounts show the watch works across many lifting movements, but they do not substitute for an official “category” list from Garmin [6] [3].
6. What you can do next to get the exact labels you see on your watch
If you need the literal list of sport or exercise names the Epix Pro displays while recording strength training, the available sources don’t include that UI enumeration. Your options: check the Watch’s activity menu and the Connect app exercise library directly on your device (manual shows custom workouts and sport modes live on the device) or consult Garmin Support/FAQ for a full exercise list (the manual documents workout creation but not the exact built‑in exercise list) [4] [8]. Garmin forums discuss unit settings and weight units but do not publish a consolidated exercise taxonomy [9].
Limitations: This report uses only the documents and reviews you provided; Garmin’s broader online help, firmware, or device UI might list exercise names that the cited excerpts do not include (available sources do not mention that list) [1] [2] [3].