weekly tss score

[Help.Me.]

I can never show my TSS figures...i will lose my membership to the hub. Just a question on avg. how many hours per week does it take to get to these high TSS figures...it seems all you okes cycle for a living...(comic sans)

[shaper]

The expression used in WKO4 is:

sum(TSS,”week”)/sum(duration,”week”)/36))^.5

Off topic.... how you finding using WKO4, I know you have used it for a few years  I have had a look at WKO5, (had the 2 week trial).  The expressions and formula's seems like you have to do a lot of learning.  The basic charts I can pretty much get with Golden Cheetah.  Only thing I briefly saw of interest was that of iLevels..... wondering if worth the cost?

[fanievb]

I can never show my TSS figures...i will lose my membership to the hub. Just a question on avg. how many hours per week does it take to get to these high TSS figures...it seems all you okes cycle for a living...(comic sans)

 

[WrightJnr]

I can never show my TSS figures...i will lose my membership to the hub. Just a question on avg. how many hours per week does it take to get to these high TSS figures...it seems all you okes cycle for a living...(comic sans)

All depends on how hard the rides are during the week. My 500 TSS a week is anything between 6-9 hours. The higher your IF the less time it takes.

[RocknRolla]

I can never show my TSS figures...i will lose my membership to the hub. Just a question on avg. how many hours per week does it take to get to these high TSS figures...it seems all you okes cycle for a living...(comic sans)

 

I'm not doing any other exercise other than cycling. been doing on average 9 hours a week. All indoor, I have only done 4 outside rides. The intensity indoors makes for bigger TSS numbers,

[Help.Me.]

Thanks for all the replies....it seems to me i must HTFU....WOW

[Duane_Bosch]

The way I understand it. This is for me.

 

I need to get 500-900 TSS points per week. Less and I'm going backwards. More and I'm flirting with fatigue.

 

An hour spent at your FTP will give you 100 TSS points. No normal person can do that 5 times a week which is why a nice LSD ride is nice to get the numbers up without hurting too much. Of course a big ride isn't really possible right now unless you are prepared to stare at your cartoon characters arse on Zwift for several hours.

[Duane_Bosch]

I can never show my TSS figures...i will lose my membership to the hub. Just a question on avg. how many hours per week does it take to get to these high TSS figures...it seems all you okes cycle for a living...(comic sans)

Don't stress. TSS is much like FTP. Most people are lying.

 

Besides. There are people on here that have yet to clock 10 rides for the year but present themselves as experts. 

 

In the interests of full disclosure here are my TSS numbers and the time it took as at now going backwards over the last few weeks. 

261   4hrs

567   8hrs

467   8hrs

368   7hrs

823   12hrs

901   13hrs

655   11hrs

482   9hrs

609   11hrs

[shaper]

How To Plan Your Season with Training Stress Score

 

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/how-to-plan-your-season-with-training-stress-score/

[Veebee]

a quick view including hours and mileage. With nothing else to do during April, I spent ALOT of time on the IDT doing Zwift races and the weekend endurance rides.

FTP improved big time during this time, and now my average speed outdoors is up by around 3-4km/hr riding around my local circuits.

 

[Help.Me.]

Ok now with all the TSS etc info where is the CTL levels? I can see that mine is not going any where BECAUSE i was a bit distracted with the LD.....Surely with those TSS figures the CTL's must be very high??

[RocknRolla]

Ok now with all the TSS etc info where is the CTL levels? I can see that mine is not going any where BECAUSE i was a bit distracted with the LD.....Surely with those TSS figures the CTL's must be very high??

 

Yep, CTL is pretty high, but managing fatigue on the side of caution has been working well for me personally. My week I try and keep "relaxed" and then have two big days, mostly over weekends.

[fanievb]

Ok now with all the TSS etc info where is the CTL levels? I can see that mine is not going any where BECAUSE i was a bit distracted with the LD.....Surely with those TSS figures the CTL's must be very high??

 

[Frosty]

Off topic.... how you finding using WKO4, I know you have used it for a few years I have had a look at WKO5, (had the 2 week trial). The expressions and formula's seems like you have to do a lot of learning. The basic charts I can pretty much get with Golden Cheetah. Only thing I briefly saw of interest was that of iLevels..... wondering if worth the cost?

iLevels? Not sure I know what that is. Will have to read up on it.

 

I struggled with Golden Cheetah, and found the WKO4 interface easier. The cost was once off, which I prefer to a monthly subscription.

 

That was in 2016, I think, when I was a little more serious, and had time to train and race. I probably use a fraction of the potential of WKO4, even less now that I’m just riding for fun. I use the word “fun” lightly, as I will always try ride in the front 20 places in a race. It’s nice to see some additional information on specific pets of my ride/race.

[Duane_Bosch]

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Those are some good numbers batman.

[cadenceblur]

I am just doing IDT at present, so battling to get the TSS up as I generally only do three sessions a week. An interval session gets me a 70 - 85 TSS per session with IF at about 0.84

 

I have taken the approach to use the time to do interval sessions when I use IDT, the easy / steady state rides on the IDT are just too boring and I can only manage an hour!