In threads where training philosophy comes up, discussions of TRIMPS and TSS and other training models occasionally intrude. These models are not very well known, and even more poorly understood, so probably SolarEnergy, qbrain and I are just talking to each other and killing threads in those conversations. In any case, I figured I would present a brief overview of what it is that we're talking about when this terminology starts showing up.
Best case, this will introduce these models to the subset of swimmers (or coaches) who would be interested enough to use them, but didn't previously know enough to do so.
Plus, even if you're not the type to be interested in quantifying your training, it can be useful to think about workouts in this general framework.
And, at the very least, this might serve as a place to discuss some of the details without worrying about driving those other threads too far off-topic.
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Actually, I understood and chose my words very carefully.
Your points are intensity * time, as with all of the methods. Your intensity (v^3) is proportional to power. Your points themselves (v^3 * time) are proportional to energy.
By somewhat clumsily saying that the "intensity used to calculate energy points" is proportional to power, I was trying to point out the valuable connection to power -- which Solar and others prefer -- while still describing the method correctly (I hope).
I understood your explanation in the other thread very well, and actually like your energy points much better than anything else for swimming. I'm planning to start using them instead of the approach I currently use.
Actually, I understood and chose my words very carefully.
Your points are intensity * time, as with all of the methods. Your intensity (v^3) is proportional to power. Your points themselves (v^3 * time) are proportional to energy.
By somewhat clumsily saying that the "intensity used to calculate energy points" is proportional to power, I was trying to point out the valuable connection to power -- which Solar and others prefer -- while still describing the method correctly (I hope).
I understood your explanation in the other thread very well, and actually like your energy points much better than anything else for swimming. I'm planning to start using them instead of the approach I currently use.
