Originally Posted by
mike868y
Can someone provide me with a guideline as to what different LTS (long term stress, idk what it is referred to as in wko) mean in terms of severity? What is a "high" LTS and what is a "low" LTS and at what LTS is best for performance. If there is an article out there somewhere you can just link to it. Sorry if this has been covered earlier in this thread.
I never found anything specific when I was looking at this. The consensus I got was that you shouldn't worry about it until you have a few months of rides in, then you can start looking at how you feel vs. the stress levels and use those judgments going forward. Everyone handles stress differently, so I doubt a hard and fast rule can be written. It's like discussing max HR.
I see the weekly TSS umd and kensuf talk about and it is like 1.5-2x what I am able to work with on a weekly basis. I'm still seeing beginner's improvement though, so I won't yet worry about it. FWIW, I started using the ptap about 60 days ago and the LTS has been steadily rising. I guessed with a "50" LTS to start with (not really having anything to compare with) and my LTS seems headed to steady out at 90-100.