Hi - I’ve been experimenting with using CIL along with CTL to track fitness and load. I’ve found the combination very helpful.
I was trying to make sense of some Garmin data and realized that Garmin calculates an Exercise Load based on Firstbeat analytics that they say is EPOC-based. Reading some of the descriptions, it seems like it’s more analogous to CIL in that it’s more sensitive to intensity vs duration. For a recent ride I did, it was quite different than either TSS or HRSS.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Can Intervals capture this value for an activity? I found the attached white paper on it but haven’t had a chance to read it yet.
EPOC Training Effect
Michael
