TrainingPeaks provides real time view for Training Stress Score® (TSS®) as well as Normalized Power® (NP®) for cycling and Normalized Graded Pace™ (NGP™) for running. These TrainingPeaks features are widely used in endurance training and your Suunto 9 gives you a possibility to follow these metrics while working out.
When your exercise is finished, the TrainingPeaks metrics will be available in the summary. For long term analysis, make sure to have your Suunto 9 connected to TrainingPeaks via Suunto app.
The TrainingPeaks features are divided into three segments.
Normalized Power® (NP®) is retrieved from measured watts and takes the variance between a steady and a fluctuating workout into account to calculate the physiological cost – how much stress you can put your body under vs. how much recovery is required. Normalized Power® (NP®) estimates your average power, if you would have ridden in steady effort.
Requires the use of a cycling power meter.
For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/what-is-normalized-power/
Any workout that contains power, pace or heart rate data can be assigned a Training Stress Score® (TSS®) value. Training Stress Score® (TSS®) tells you the overall training load and physiological stress created by a training session, taking into account the duration and intensity of a workout.
Being able to follow the training load in real time lets you adjust the effort and duration of the exercise on the go, helping you reach your goal.
Long term training load data can be analyzed in the TrainingPeaks app.
Intensity Factor gives you relative intensity by comparing the Normalized Power® (NP®) to your functional threshold power. Intensity Factor® (IF®) gives you a simple metric on how hard you are working out.
The Intensity Factor® (IF®) for:
For short time trials i.e. 10km the Intensity Factor® (IF®) should be 1.05-1.15.
For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/normalized-power-intensity-factor-training-stress/
Pacing yourself while running on hilly terrain can be difficult. The pace gets slower on the uphill even while the effort remains the same. Normalized Graded Pace™ (NGP™) provides you the equivalent speed on a flat surface. During the run you can easily adjust your effort by monitoring Normalized Graded Pace™ (NGP™) in real time on your watch.
For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/what-is-normalized-graded-pace/
Any workout that contains power, pace or heart rate data can be assigned a Training Stress Score® (TSS®) value. Training Stress Score® (TSS®) tells you the overall training load and physiological stress created by a training session, taking into account the duration and intensity of a workout.
Being able to follow the training load in real time lets you adjust the effort and duration of the exercise on the go, helping you reach your goal.
Long term training load data can be analyzed in the TrainingPeaks app. The Training Stress Score® (TSS®) based on running pace is marked as rTSS.
Intensity Factor® (IF®) gives you relative intensity in running by comparing Normalized Graded Pace to an-aerobic threshold pace. Intensity Factor gives you a simple metric on how hard you are working out.
The Intensity Factor® (IF®) for:
For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/normalized-power-intensity-factor-training-stress/
Any workout that contains power, pace or heart rate data can be assigned a Training Stress Score® (TSS®) value. Training Stress Score® (TSS®) tells you the overall training load and physiological stress created by a training session, taking into account the duration and intensity of a workout.
Being able to follow the training load in real time lets you adjust the effort and duration of the exercise on the go, helping you reach your goal.
Long term training load data can be analyzed in the TrainingPeaks app. The Training Stress Score® (TSS®) based on running pace is marked as hrTSS.
For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/normalized-power-intensity-factor-training-stress/
To use the TrainingPeaks with Suunto 9:
To look at long term analysis related to relative effort, make sure your Suunto 9 is connected to TrainingPeaks via Suunto app.