Estimating NP®, IF®, TSS®,

Overview

FTP, NP®, IF®, TSS®, were introduced by Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan, PhD in their book Training and Racing With a Power Meter

FTP

FTP or Functional Threshold Power is the power that can be maintained for roughly one hour.

NP®

NP® or Normalized Power ® adjusts the power data of a workout to account for the increased stress of the intensity. From the book:

1. Starting at the beginning of the data and calculating a 30-second rolling average for power,

2. Raising the values obtained in step 1 to the fourth power;

3. Taking the average of all the values obtained in step 2; and

4. Taking the fourth Root of the number obtained in step 3.

IF®

IF® or Intensity® of a workout is defined as:

    intensity = np / ftp

TSS®

TSS® or Training Stress Score ® was developed by Dr. Andy Coggan to represent the physiological impact of a workout that takes into account the intensity of the workout.

TSS is defined as:

    tss = (duration of workout * NP * IF) / (FTP * 3600) * 100

Differences between implementations

The implementations of Normalized Power vary because the it is based on the data collected from power meters which is then transmitted via either Ant+ or BLE to the collector of the data. This process is not lossless. Data can be lost.

How the missing data is corrected or interpolated is not specified.

From a (SlowTwitch forum post) (https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Can_you_trademark_a_metric_TSS,_IF,_NP,_etc.__P3910865) , May 7, 2012:

gear_fisher
May 7, 12 10:27
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We are happy to discuss the use of the terms with anyone, we claim no royalty, simply attribution. 
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The formula for TSS based on power is public knowledge, but it is held as trade secret 
on how we handle data-gaps and other specific circumstances when applying the formula. 
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-Gear
CEO, Peaksware
http://www.TrainingPeaks.com

See also

Analyzing your Cycling Data Johannes Jacob Build Your Own Performance Chart Johannes Jacob

[Training Stress Score for Cycling: What TSS is, how to use it, and what it doesn’t tell you] (https://trainright.com/training-stress-score-what-is-tss-for-cycling/)

Estimating Training Stress Score (TSS®) JOE FRIEL

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