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Training Peaks Premium Account

11/30/2015

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As an athlete I have been using trainingpeaks.com since 2001.  The software has progressed and improved dramatically since then. Now it is without a doubt the best training log and coaching software available.
Every new MTC-coached client gets a "Basic" Training Peaks account that we use to set their schedule and is where they upload their activities. The upload process has gotten very simple now that Garmin Connect can be sync'd with Training Peaks. All coached athletes must have some type of GPS/HR Monitor and since most athletes are using a Garmin unit such as the Garmin 920xt which has Bluetooth/WiFi capabilities the process of uploading files is now automatic.
Within trainingpeaks.com there are two types of athlete accounts, Basic and Premium. (As I Coach I have all the features of a Premium account plus some other bells and whistles.)
For an athlete there are two main benefits of upgrading:
  1. Access to better charts and grafts such as the Performance Management Chart that tracks Chronic Training Load (CTL - Fitness, Blue Line), Acute Training Load (ATL - Fatigue, Pink Line) and Training Stress Balance (TSB - Freshness, Orange Line) See image below of my PMC from 2013.
  2. The ability in trainingpeaks to schedule or edit workouts or other events in the future. This can be handy for moving stuff around or putting in other life events that will affect training such as vacations etc.
As a coach it doesn't really matter to me if my clients have a Premium account or not. I tell athletes that it depends on their "dork-level." Some athletes are tech savvy and are interested in the geek stuff (like me), while others aren't interested at all and figure that is what they are paying me for. Both are totally acceptable.
On occasion Training Peaks offers a discount on their "Premium" account, saving some $$ on an annual subscription. In honor of Cyber Monday they are offering such a discount so I wanted to let everyone know - www.trainingpeaks.com
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Cam link
2/22/2021 07:47:29 am

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mathew link
12/8/2021 04:17:08 am


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