Hey friends! I’ve been trying to understand what could be contributing to the massive difference between what Intervals estimates as the load for an activity and what the actual load comes in at. The discrepancy has been consistently in the 20-40 point range, if not more, depending on the length of the exercise and how trained I am. It has never been close. I recently wondered whether it could be related to having an incorrect estimate for threshold heartrate and maximum heart rate. I tried lowering the threshold rate and raising the maximum rate to see what that would do, and it looks like the gap widened rather than narrowed. Any ideas?
Intervals compared to what?
I think he meant between when he Plans a workout. (The estimated load = 100)
then when he Completed the (planned) workout, the final load is 80
I’m presuming he’s using Pace and HR and not power.
sorry. I don’t run enough to actually know how to answer
Perhaps post an example of your workout, and the plan, so that troubleshooting can be done by those with experience.
In short, this example isn’t a workout per se … but it’s always consistent, even when I am (rarely) doing structured training.
The estimated is from HR and the actual from power. It does indeed have to do with differences between your zones. You can change either the HR zones or the power zones to find more of a balance. But it doesn’t matter all that much as long as you remain consistent with which is used.
If you are doing multiple sports it becomes more beneficial to have exactly corresponding zones.
Excellent. Sounds completely logical. Thanks all.