Adding A TSS Score For A Swim Training Session?

midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

Hi Guys

Is this possible to do? and if so how? I have a swimovate watch so i can genuinely count my laps, my efficiency etc etc, with an overal workout total.

I have been manually inputting this data into my daily activity but i was wondering how and if so people turn that into a score? When i view my training load picture, it almost looks like i have skipped a session. Of course i realise that it is a guess but i would rather have some data than nothing at all.

Advise Please?

Cheers

benjipeg · Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 468 Location: Anglesey

this annoys me too, have thought about using a polar HR to swiw with as i read that they transmit through water then entering the average HR in the activity,
but as i dont own a polar HR i dont wanna buy one until i know it would work - also im sure the belt would slip down on push off and i`m not gonna wear a tri suit to swim in.
anyone tried this?
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midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

I've tried using my Hr watch, which transmits until you push off the side, the belt slides down no matter how tight you have it.

Rooney · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 2072

just add session then ave heart rate manuallty, (go with a rough guess on effort) it then gives a trimp score

midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

Yeah i have done all that, but for instance my last swim, i swam a total of 2.3k, i listed my avg Hr as 150bpm and the system has calculated my trimp as 83.......

BUT..... It hasn't calculated a TSS score and so my CTL has dropped, this indicates to me that i have lost fitness not gained or at the very least sustained fitness? Mad

SteveI · Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 1389

You haven't mentioned which application or website you're using?

midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

Hi Steve, sporttracks using the training load plugin.

SteveI · Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 1389

midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

Thanks Steve,
Thanks for that info, i think the Training Peaks software is ahead of sportracks in terms of developement and support but obviously thats comes at a price.
Sporttracks is fine for what i use it for, just sometimes it lacks in terms of support, I know alot of users on this forum use it and so was asking for advise from them, i have posted on the ST plugin forum without a reply.

Rooney · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 2072

midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

All my zones have been tweaked including the factors, i know that swimming is my weakest discipline and therefore creates alot more stress on my body over say cycling which is my strongest.

I create a new activity in sporttracks as swimming, i add all the data from my poolmate watch and i also add my average hr say (150) for the session, the data then creates a trimp sore of say (8 Cool

which is ok, im happy with that.

But when i open the training load plugin, the graph is empty but the data is in the lower activity info? why doesnt it create a TSS in the graph? the graph looks like i havnt trained and in fact shows a reduction in CTL? Surely that can't be right......

Rooney · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 2072

Change graph at top right corner to show trimp graph rather than TSS?

midsfella · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 201

It is set as Trimp but the Brown block (tss score) within the trimp graph isn't produced?

Rooney · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 2072

Look at the scale of axis? I'm moved accidentally before....

Rooney · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 2072

Hope you get it sorted I know I was frustrated with graphs not working and my TSS and trimp scores for the same session being way out. It took a bit of question asking on ST forum. They do get back to you just not as fast as on here.

I only enter time, distance and ave heart rate then click on training load to see trimp score. Did try to manually enter heart rate data but that didn't produce a trimp score.