Training Impulse (TRIMP)

Mathematical and physiological reference for Training Impulse, the heart-rate-based daily training-load metric introduced by Banister, computed as duration multiplied by a sex-specific exponentially-weighted heart-rate-reserve fraction. The historical and practical heart-rate alternative to power-based load scoring for activities without a power meter.

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References

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