The Running Explained Podcast

s5/e21 Training Load: Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right? with Coach Elisabeth

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Jul 3, 2025
In this insightful discussion, the importance of training load is unveiled, offering a fresh perspective on how to optimize performance without injury. The conversation dives into acute vs. chronic training loads and the significance of intensity over mere distance. Learn how heart rate metrics like TRIMP and HRV can guide your training decisions and recovery. Discover how personalizing your training based on these metrics can keep you in the 'just right' zone instead of crashing from overtraining or undertraining!
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INSIGHT

Training Load Is Overall Stress

  • Training load measures the overall stress of your training through intensity and duration, not just distance.
  • Managing load is key to avoiding injury, burnout, and plateaus in endurance sports.
INSIGHT

Acute vs. Chronic Load Ratio

  • Acute training load covers recent 7 days, chronic covers last 4-6 weeks.
  • The ratio of acute to chronic load indicates fatigue versus fitness, predicting injury risk.
ADVICE

Maintain Safe Training Load Ratio

  • Keep your acute to chronic training load ratio between 0.8 and 1.2 to avoid injury risk.
  • Exceeding 1.5 means you are likely doing more than your body can handle and need serious recovery.
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