weekly tss score

[Jakkals.]

907

IF 0.73

Biggish base week with some KOM chasing 1min peaks here and there

 

Easy week coming up

 

Well done, good TSS there.

 

TSS for the week 568

IF 0.765

 

Had one hardish ride on Thursday.

[Jakkals.]

Argh, sore thighs with knots seems to always get me under after stage racing, any remedies?

[IdeJongh]

TSS of 575 last week, IF of 0.68

 

First attempt to get my 'tapering' right for a race this year at Monster, so aiming for a max10% drop in CTL (56.6 > 50.9) and zero TSB about 7days before the race, up to 13 on race day.

 

Sounds about right? Thoughts?

[Gen]

 

 

Training Stress Score. Intensity Factor.

 

Elements used by power meter software to determine if you are "well rested" (Sat on the couch and ate chips) or "well trained" (Killed yourself riding thousands of kilos)

 

Holy cow.. am I supposed to he using these sort od things. .

 

Shees I dont even use my heart rate monitor.

[Jakkals.]

With a CTL lowish, I dont think it is necessary to taper to much.

 

It's not like you are overtrained at the moment.

 

What is your weekly increase in CTL?

[Jakkals.]

Holy cow.. am I supposed to he using these sort od things. .

 

Shees I dont even use my heart rate monitor.

 

Gen, you could be better than you already are.

[Gen]

With a CTL lowish, I dont think it is necessary to taper to much.

 

It's not like you are overtrained at the moment.

 

What is your weekly increase in CTL?

 

you guys are all speaking in code on this thread..

[Jakkals.]

Trans Baviaans, 15 weeks of training left. Base should be priority now.

[Jakkals.]

you guys are all speaking in code on this thread..

 

I wish I could code, but alas.

[IdeJongh]

CTL increases about 3 every week.

 

I've been running negative TSB number since beginning of the year and I'm curious to seeif I'll feel strong on race day if I go in with a marginally positive number.

[IdeJongh]

My TSS graph since start of the year, with my 'flu' in Feb clearly visible

 

[Jakkals.]

CTL increases about 3 every week.

 

I've been running negative TSB number since beginning of the year and I'm curious to seeif I'll feel strong on race day if I go in with a marginally positive number.

 

If it is your A race for the year, then you should be +, if not, just rest and eat well the week before the race.

[Jakkals.]

I can see that you have followed your program quite well, even though you were ill in Feb.

[Gen]

Okay.. someone explain all this to me and pls tell me why I need a program and devices to tell me how crappy I am.. does this really help or is it just a way of demoralising folk.

[rouxtjie]

Okay.. someone explain all this to me and pls tell me why I need a program and devices to tell me how crappy I am.. does this really help or is it just a way of demoralising folk.

you don't need it....its not a must gen...all it is a formula(TSS..training stress score) to see what impact a single / block of workouts had on you fitness level(CTL...chronic training load) and fatigue levels(ATL...Acute Training Load).

 

I like data so I am like a kid in a candy shop when it comes to influence of workouts on me...am I getting fitter, how much did the workout benefit me, how much did it fatigue me, when will best day to put in a big workout for impact on race day and be well rested for it(TSB...training stress balance)....etc etc...

 

Google CTL and ATL...it will set you free, but if you not into numbers and data it won't mean anything...it will just be a bunch of numbers

Edited May 6, 2014 by rouxtjie

[Gen]

 

you don't need it....its not a must gen...all it is a formula(TSS..training stress score) to see what impact a single / block of workouts had on you fitness level and fatigue levels.

 

I like data so I am like a kid in a candy shop when it comes to influence of workouts on me...am I getting fitter, how much did the workout benefit me, how much did it fatigue me, when will best day to put in a big workout for impact on race day....etc etc...

 

Google CTL and ATL...it will set you free

 

Aaha.. I see thx..