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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The least hassle might be the session RPE score. Rate how hard the session is and multiply * time. It is well regarded in the literature and seems to be quite good. Carl Foster is the original proponent I think. nice person with whom I collaborate on a regular basis did test it extensively I believe. Integrated in Banister's impulse-reponse model that is.
If I had to choose between using HR Based Trimp or RPE based Trimp for swimming, I would probably favor the later, since it gives you more flexibility whilst being easier to collect the data.
Hit this link here and download some stuff. It performs all the calculations for you. There's even a Skiba SS calculation sheet developed using VBA driven functions to compute IFs etc....
It's in Spanish but even I could find my way through it.
The least hassle might be the session RPE score. Rate how hard the session is and multiply * time. It is well regarded in the literature and seems to be quite good. Carl Foster is the original proponent I think. nice person with whom I collaborate on a regular basis did test it extensively I believe. Integrated in Banister's impulse-reponse model that is.
If I had to choose between using HR Based Trimp or RPE based Trimp for swimming, I would probably favor the later, since it gives you more flexibility whilst being easier to collect the data.
Hit this link here and download some stuff. It performs all the calculations for you. There's even a Skiba SS calculation sheet developed using VBA driven functions to compute IFs etc....
It's in Spanish but even I could find my way through it.
