Originally Posted by
asgelle
One of the basic principles of training is progressive overload. If you’re well trained for a four hour ride at a certain intensity, a five hour ride at that intensity will produce an overload on the system. Two 2.5 hour rides will not. Similarly, a short ride at a higher intensity will overload a different system than the one targeted in a five hour ride.
Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that if one has limited time to train, one's just gotta make the best out of the situation. Nothing bad about accumulating every little bit of daily TSS, as long as one doesn't let the ATL run wild, right?