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Relative Intensity
Mathematical and physiological reference for Relative Intensity, the dimensionless ratio of session Weighted Power to threshold power (FTP), used as the per-effort intensity anchor for training-load calculations and as a duration-independent comparator for session difficulty across athletes and rides.
Mathematical and physiological reference for Relative Intensity, the dimensionless ratio of session Weighted Power to threshold power (FTP), used as the per-effort intensity anchor for training-load calculations and as a duration-independent comparator for session difficulty across athletes and rides.
References
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