Understanding Normalized Training Stress (NTS)

The chapter explains the concept of Normalized Training Stress (NTS) and its significance in quantifying the training stress for individual sessions, emphasizing the importance of hitting the prescribed NTS values for optimal training outcomes. It discusses how NTS can serve as a motivational tool and stresses the need to align actual training stress with planned stress levels by closely monitoring metrics like heart rate or power for different workouts. The chapter also touches upon the influence of environmental factors on training intensities and the necessity to adjust metrics accordingly for effective training management.