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Training Effect. Aerobic and Anaerobic

Mathematical and physiological reference for the dual-axis Training Effect (TE) construct popularised by Firstbeat and adopted across the modern wearable ecosystem. Documents the EPOC-based aerobic and anaerobic scoring algorithms (0-5 scale), the heart-rate-derivative classification rules that distinguish dominant energy systems, the relationship between TE scores and the underlying training-impulse and load-balance frameworks, and the recovery-time projections derived from TE accumulation.

Mathematical and physiological reference for the dual-axis Training Effect (TE) construct popularised by Firstbeat and adopted across the modern wearable ecosystem. Documents the EPOC-based aerobic and anaerobic scoring algorithms (0-5 scale), the heart-rate-derivative classification rules that distinguish dominant energy systems, the relationship between TE scores and the underlying training-impulse and load-balance frameworks, and the recovery-time projections derived from TE accumulation.

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