User Manual

In order to get same Relative Eort results in Suunto 5 Peak as in Strava, remember to adjust
the heart rate zones in Suunto 5 Peak to match the ones you have in Strava.
6.8. SuuntoPlus™ – TrainingPeaks
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 5 Peak
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 5 Peak connected to TrainingPeaks via
Suunto app.
The TrainingPeaks features are divided into three segments.
TrainingPeaks – Cycling power
Normalized Power
Ⓡ
(NP
Ⓡ
) Cycling
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
eort.
Requires the use of a cycling power meter.
For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/what-is-normalized-
power/
Training Stress Score
Ⓡ
(TSS
Ⓡ
)
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
eort 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
Ⓡ
(IF
Ⓡ
)
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:
•
recovery workouts should be under 0.75
•
endurance rides 0.75-0.85
•
tempo workouts 0.85-0.95
•
anaerobic threshold intervals 0.95-1.05.
For short time trials i.e. 10km the Intensity Factor
Ⓡ
(IF
Ⓡ
) should be 1.05-1.15.
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