What is a good fitness level on Training Peaks?

Joe Friel has mentioned numerous times that an ideal TSB range for a peak performance falls between +15 and +25. While zero indicates the athlete has reached a training equilibrium, complete recovery is often needed for peak performance, especially for long-distance racing.

What is a good TSS score?

Base on actual CTL you can come up with a total TSS number per week if your CTL is around 40 we would recommend starting with around 300-350 TSS per week. Don’t forget about periodization, you should be increasing your training load every week by about 3-7 TSS per day, which means 21-49 TSS per week.

What is TSS and IF?

Training Stress Score (TSS) is a way of measuring how much stress is put on the body from a ride. TSS is calculated using Normalized Power (NP), Intensity Factor (IF), and ride duration.

What is a good if score cycling?

Between 0.65 and 0.85 are endurance rides to improve your endurance. Between 0.85 and 0.90 are tempo training sessions where the fat burning is maximal and a lot of energy from carbohydrate burning is needed. This zone is often called the ‘sweet spot zone’.

What is a good TrainingPeaks fatigue score?

Training Peaks has several rough rule of thumbs to let you know ideal form to hit for race day. Friel says a range of +15 to +25 on race day is a great place to be. If your form is negative, you’re too tired to race man! Take it easy for a few days!

What is a good chronic training load?

Fitness occurs over long periods of time, whereas fatigue occurs in short periods of time. To raise CTL you need your Training Stress to exceed CTL more often than not. The rate at which your CTL should climb is very variable athlete to athlete, but generally 5-8 TSS/day per week is a good ballpark to start with.

Does strava show TSS?

Any intel on how to calcualte that? My Strava rides show a Training Load (TSS equiv) and Intensity % (IF equiv). It seems that if you don’t set your FTP, they will use a “calculated FTP”, which for me was about 3% higher than what I think it is based on testing.

Is training load the same as TSS?

What is the correlation between TSS (from my Garmin) and load? Short answer: The terms are interchangeable, TSS is just trademarked by trainingpeaks.

What is TSS mean peloton?

Applicable Workout Types: All workout types. Accuracy Level: hrTSS is quite accurate with steady-state effort workouts, but is less accurate for workouts with highly fluctuating efforts. hrTSS will only be used if there is not enough data to calculate TSS, rTSS, or sTSS, and the below requirements to calculate are met.

What does VI mean in cycling?

Variability Index
What is Variability Index (VI)? Variability Index (VI) is the ratio of Normalized Power to Average power for a workout or workout selection. The greater the VI, the more variable and less continuously aerobic the effort.

What is the intensity of biking?

Intensity is the load or speed of work performed. It is the “how hard” of a cycling workout. Perceived exertion, speed, cadence, heart-rate, power, and torque monitoring all have important roles to play in assessing work intensity.

How do I know if I have overtrained?

Signs and symptoms of overtraining

  • Not eating enough. Weightlifters who maintain an intense training schedule may also cut back on calories.
  • Soreness, strain, and pain.
  • Overuse injuries.
  • Fatigue.
  • Reduced appetite and weight loss.
  • Irritability and agitation.
  • Persistent injuries or muscle pain.
  • Decline in performance.