Originally Posted by
achoo
Strava power provides nothing like NP, TSS, TSB, TRIMP, AWC, CP, or or CTL. And a whole lot more. If you don't know what those mean you have no business getting into a discussion where you make recommendations regarding the use of power meters in cycling and are just spouting off in ignorance.
Strava doesn't want to pay to license those terms from Training Peaks but you get very similar info with Strava Premium. I wouldn't say Strava Premium is worthless if (like me) you use it to track mileage.
Weighted Average Power is close to NP
Training Load is almost identical to TSS
Fitness/Freshness/Form are almost identical to CTL/ATL/TSB
Best Efforts Power Curve is virtually identical to CP curve
Zone/HR distribution and 25w power distribution are pretty cool as well. In addition, if you use a Garmin cycling computer paired to a power meter (and upload to Garmin Connect) you'll also have access to TSS, IF and NP. The lap function on a Garmin will allow you to evaluate a lot of parameters during a set period of time like during an interval (as long as you remember to start/stop the lap timer.)