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Load Balance
Mathematical and physiological reference for Load Balance, the daily scalar difference between chronic training load and acute training load, computed as exponentially weighted moving averages of daily training stress, used as a heuristic indicator of training-induced freshness or fatigue.
Mathematical and physiological reference for Load Balance, the daily scalar difference between chronic training load and acute training load, computed as exponentially weighted moving averages of daily training stress, used as a heuristic indicator of training-induced freshness or fatigue.
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