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.
Chris, I've used the Banister model for modeling swim performances for years and in fact yardage is an adequate input that in my own work has shown no difference from sharp stress scores as inputs.
I think what is happening is that in the people I have used this on, the quality of training does not vary enough to make the differences significant. My own thought is that this would probably extend to other masters swimmers as well. For example in your own training, does your % of below threshold and above threshold yards vary significantly from one week to the next?
In my own case it varies of course, there are tapers, there are times when I work on yards more than intensity, but for the most part those percentages are within 10% either way. So then when used an input into these models it just comes out in the wash.
Chris, I've used the Banister model for modeling swim performances for years and in fact yardage is an adequate input that in my own work has shown no difference from sharp stress scores as inputs.
I think what is happening is that in the people I have used this on, the quality of training does not vary enough to make the differences significant. My own thought is that this would probably extend to other masters swimmers as well. For example in your own training, does your % of below threshold and above threshold yards vary significantly from one week to the next?
In my own case it varies of course, there are tapers, there are times when I work on yards more than intensity, but for the most part those percentages are within 10% either way. So then when used an input into these models it just comes out in the wash.
