People often ask (including me) what certain acronyms stand for, so I thought it was about time someone produced a glossary. Before I post the final list under a different thread name, has anyone got an acronym to add to my list or any correction to make.
This will simply be a glossary and will not explain the terms. Cheers! Tyson
AC……………………ANAEROBIC CAPACITY
AEPF………………..AVERAGE EFFECTIVE PEDAL FORCE
AP……………………AVERAGE POWER
ATL………………….ACUTE TRAINING LOAD
AWC…………………ANAEROBIC WORK CAPACITY
C……………………..CADENCE
Cd……………………COEFFICIENT OF DRAG
CL……………………CRANK LENGTH
CTL………………….CHRONIC TRAINING LOAD
CP……………………CRITICAL POWER
CPV………………….CIRCUMFERENTIAL PEDAL VELOCITY
CRITS……………….CRITERIUM (RACES)
ECP.............................ENDURANCE CYCLING PERFORMANCE
FT…………………….FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD
FTP…………………..FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER
HBPM.........................HEART BEATS PER MINUTE
HIT…………………..HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
HR……………………HEART RATE
HRM…………………HEART RATE METER/MONITOR
IF…………………….INTENSITY FACTOR
KK................................KIRK KINETIC TRAINER
LBS………………….LOCAL BIKE SHOP
LSD………………….LONG SLOW DISTANCE
LT…………………….LACTATE THRESHOLD
MAP.............................MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER
NP……………………NORMALIZED POWER
OBLA………………..ONSET OF BLOOD LACTATE ACCUMULATION
PDC………………….POWER DISTRIBUTION CHART
PDF………………… POWER DURATION PROFILE
PMC........................... PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CHART
PMs………………….POWER METERS
PT……………………POWERTAP WIRELESS HUB SYSTEM
RPE………………….RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION
SRM…………………CRÈME DE LA CRÈME POWER METER
SST………………….SWEET SPOT TRAINING
TRIMPS…………….HEART RATE BASED TRAINING IMPULSE
TSB………………….TRAINING STRESS BALANCE
TT……………………TIME TRIAL
TTS………………….TRAINING STRESS SCORE
VO2Max…………….MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE/DELIVERY
W……………………..WATTS
w/kg…………………..WATTS PER KILOGRAM
This will simply be a glossary and will not explain the terms. Cheers! Tyson
AC……………………ANAEROBIC CAPACITY
AEPF………………..AVERAGE EFFECTIVE PEDAL FORCE
AP……………………AVERAGE POWER
ATL………………….ACUTE TRAINING LOAD
AWC…………………ANAEROBIC WORK CAPACITY
C……………………..CADENCE
Cd……………………COEFFICIENT OF DRAG
CL……………………CRANK LENGTH
CTL………………….CHRONIC TRAINING LOAD
CP……………………CRITICAL POWER
CPV………………….CIRCUMFERENTIAL PEDAL VELOCITY
CRITS……………….CRITERIUM (RACES)
ECP.............................ENDURANCE CYCLING PERFORMANCE
FT…………………….FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD
FTP…………………..FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER
HBPM.........................HEART BEATS PER MINUTE
HIT…………………..HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
HR……………………HEART RATE
HRM…………………HEART RATE METER/MONITOR
IF…………………….INTENSITY FACTOR
KK................................KIRK KINETIC TRAINER
LBS………………….LOCAL BIKE SHOP
LSD………………….LONG SLOW DISTANCE
LT…………………….LACTATE THRESHOLD
MAP.............................MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER
NP……………………NORMALIZED POWER
OBLA………………..ONSET OF BLOOD LACTATE ACCUMULATION
PDC………………….POWER DISTRIBUTION CHART
PDF………………… POWER DURATION PROFILE
PMC........................... PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CHART
PMs………………….POWER METERS
PT……………………POWERTAP WIRELESS HUB SYSTEM
RPE………………….RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION
SRM…………………CRÈME DE LA CRÈME POWER METER
SST………………….SWEET SPOT TRAINING
TRIMPS…………….HEART RATE BASED TRAINING IMPULSE
TSB………………….TRAINING STRESS BALANCE
TT……………………TIME TRIAL
TTS………………….TRAINING STRESS SCORE
VO2Max…………….MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE/DELIVERY
W……………………..WATTS
w/kg…………………..WATTS PER KILOGRAM