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Session-RPE: turning effort into training load
Multiply how hard a session felt by how long it lasted and you get a simple, surprisingly useful measure of training load. Here is how it works for climbers.
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Periodisation, effort and load, recovery, movement, safety and the climbing life. Practical, and honest about what the evidence says.
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ACWR explained: acute and chronic workload for climbers
The acute:chronic workload ratio compares this week with what you are used to. Here is what it means, how Train Climb calculates it and how to read the zones.
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What the acute:chronic ratio can and can't tell you
The acute:chronic workload ratio is popular but debated. Here is a balanced look at the criticisms and why Train Climb treats it as one signal among several.
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Monotony and strain: why the same week every week can hurt
Training hard every day at the same level leaves no room to recover. Foster's ideas of monotony and strain explain why variety in your week matters.
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