Overtraining prediction from "Stress index" in Cyclingpeaks

[cat6]

Andrew , I guess I'm trying to decide whether to go with Sunnto t6 or powertap.
In your opinion can "stress exersize index" be safely used as "overtraining" indicator and if yes at which levels?

With t6- it is simple if it goes to zone 4.5 or 5 one need to take next 1.5 days "easy" how about your index?

thank you for your answer

 

[otb4evr]

Andrew , I guess I'm trying to decide whether to go with Sunnto t6 or powertap.
In your opinion can "stress exersize index" be safely used as "overtraining" indicator and if yes at which levels?

With t6- it is simple if it goes to zone 4.5 or 5 one need to take next 1.5 days "easy" how about your index?

thank you for your answer

Is the sunnto t6 an actual power meter or is it a power estimator?

<edit>: I just looked it up. How can you compare a Power Meter with a Heart Rate Monitor...even an expensive one?</edit>

Since everyone is a little different, how does it know your level of tolerable stress vs. my level of tolerable stress?

Jim

 

[Bullseye_blam]

<edit>: I just looked it up. How can you compare a Power Meter with a Heart Rate Monitor...even an expensive one?</edit>

Jim

I entirely agree. It's just a heart rate monitor with some software that tries to incorporate training stress. i.e. really not very useful when compared to a true power meter.

-Eric

 

[Steve_B]

Is the sunnto t6 an actual power meter or is it a power estimator?

Just like an iBike is an estimator. But people don't seem to understand that (or don't want to understand that) when I tell them.

 

[cat6]

Just like an iBike is an estimator. But people don't seem to understand that (or don't want to understand that) when I tell them.

of course they are in two different categories, one is a power meter another one is a HRM with EPOC calculation.

EPOC calculatin shows you when you need to take 1 or 2 easy days, based on EPOC calculations, so my question for Andrew was if "stress index" in cyclingpeaks can predict that a well.

 

[Steve_B]

of course they are in two different categories, one is a power meter another one is a HRM with EPOC calculation.

EPOC calculatin shows you when you need to take 1 or 2 easy days, based on EPOC calculations, so my question for Andrew was if "stress index" in cyclingpeaks can predict that a well.

I understand. I was just rambling. And I would argue that the iBike isn't a power meter, it's a power estimator.

 

[Bullseye_blam]

of course they are in two different categories, one is a power meter another one is a HRM with EPOC calculation.

EPOC calculatin shows you when you need to take 1 or 2 easy days, based on EPOC calculations, so my question for Andrew was if "stress index" in cyclingpeaks can predict that a well.

Yes, it can, if you know how to read the graphs, of course [this information is all freely available].

-Eric

 

[beerco]

EPOC calculatin shows you when you need to take 1 or 2 easy days, based on EPOC calculations, so my question for Andrew was if "stress index" in cyclingpeaks can predict that a well.

Is there any science behind EPOC?