[SUNDAY] The plan is not the training

About this episode

This episode discusses the complexities of training load and its impact on performance in cycling.

The plan is not the training. This week: why a single training load score hides what your sessions actually cost you, and how to read the relationship between the work and the response instead. Study: van der Zwaard S, Otter RTA, Kempe M, Knobbe A, Stoter IK. Capturing the complex relationship between internal and external training load: a data-driven approach. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2023;18(6):634-642. doi:10.1123/ijspp.2022-0493. Watch this week’s video: He Gained 21% FTP Without Tra...

Topics covered

• training load
• performance analysis
• cycling
• fitness
• sports science

Keywords

• training load score
• performance response
• cycling training
• sports physiology
• data-driven approach

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Capturing the complex relationship between internal and external training load: a data-driven approach

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