What does TSS mean in TrainingPeaks?

What does TSS mean in TrainingPeaks?

Training Stress Score
TSS is an estimate of the training load created by a workout based on intensity and duration. A 1-hour cycling activity at maximum steady-state intensity is 100 TSS (111 for running). TSS can be used to determine how much recovery may be needed after a given workout.

What is a good TSS score?

Below 150 (low): Recovery for the ride will likely be finished by the next day. 150 to 300 (medium): You may have some leftover tiredness the next day, but it will likely be gone by the second day. 300 to 450 (high): You may experience some tiredness even after two days.

Is high TSS good?

TSS is most effective as a way of tracking long-term trends. Comparing rides by TSS can be misleading, as effort type and workout structure are not factored into the calculation. No metric is a goal in and of itself. High TSS does not necessarily mean high fitness.

What does HR TSS mean?

Both TSS (Training Stress Score) and hrTSS (Heart Rate Training Stress Score) help to quantify the physiological cost of an individual effort or workout.

What is a good training load?

The optimal range for training load is in the middle. If you are on the right of that you are too high, and on the left then your load is too light.

How do you work out TSS?

Training Stress Score Formula This means TSS is equal to the seconds of your workout times by Normalized Power x Intensity Factor. It is divided by your FTP (percentage of how hard it was) x 3600 (number of seconds in the hour). Then finally multiplied by 100.

How is TSS determined?

TSS is calculated by using both IF (intensity factor) and time, to determine how “hard” a training session was based on the magnitude of the physiologic adaptations to training. In simplest terms, TSS determines the “cost” a workout has had on your body.

What is a good CTL on TrainingPeaks?

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. See the diagram below for illustration. The higher your cumulative (absolute) CTL, the less you will be able to load.

How do you predict TSS?

Estimate TSS per minute by sport type.

1. Swimming = 1 TSS per active minute of swimming, so a 60 minute swim would equal 60 TSS.
2. Cycling = Slightly less than 1 TSS per minute, so a 60 minute ride might equal 50 TSS.
3. Running = Slightly more than 1 TSS per minute, so a 60 minute run might equal 65 TSS.