Training Load Property

The Training Load property allows coaches and athletes to record a workload value directly within an exercise or activity.

Unlike properties such as Weight, Distance, or Duration, the Training Load property does not perform any calculations on its own. Instead, it serves as a flexible input field for storing a workload score generated from an external source or custom methodology.

This makes it particularly useful when integrating data from wearable devices, GPS systems, athlete monitoring platforms, or internally developed workload models.

What Does the Training Load Property Record?

The Training Load property stores a single numeric workload value.

Examples may include:

• GPS-derived training load
• Wearable device training load
• Proprietary workload algorithms
• External load scores
• Internal load scores
• Team-specific workload metrics
• Third-party performance platform outputs

The value itself can represent any workload methodology your organization chooses to use.

Why Use the Training Load Property?

Many athlete monitoring systems generate a workload score that cannot be easily represented by traditional exercise properties such as:

• Weight
• Repetitions
• Distance
• Duration
• Heart Rate

The Training Load property provides a place to store these values directly within CoachMePlus for reporting, dashboards, assessments, and longitudinal tracking.

Common Examples

GPS Systems

A GPS platform may generate a daily workload score.

These values can be entered directly into CoachMePlus.

Wearable Devices

Many wearable systems calculate proprietary training load metrics based on:

• Heart rate
• Accelerometry
• Movement intensity
• Physiological stress

The resulting score can be stored using the Training Load property.

Internal Workload Models

Organizations often create their own workload formulas.

Examples may include:

• Practice intensity ratings
• Staff-assigned load values
• Position-specific workload scores
• Custom readiness-adjusted load calculations

The Training Load property can store any of these values.

How Coaches Use Training Load

Training Load can be:

Prescribed

A coach may assign a target workload value.

Example:

Conditioning Session

• Target Training Load: 400

Recorded

Athletes or staff can enter the actual workload value achieved.

Example:

Conditioning Session

• Actual Training Load: 385

Imported

Many organizations import Training Load values from external systems and use CoachMePlus as the centralized reporting platform.

How Training Load is Used in Reporting

The Training Load property can be aggregated and analyzed throughout CoachMePlus.

Common analyses include:

Daily Load

Total workload accumulated during a day.

Weekly Load

Sum of all workload values across a week.

Monthly Load

Monitor long-term workload accumulation.

Average Load

Calculate average workload per session.

Maximum Load

Identify the highest workload recorded during a selected period.

Trend Analysis

Track increases and decreases in workload over time.

Training Stress Balance

Training Load is one of the most common properties used in:

• Acute Load calculations
• Chronic Load calculations
• Training Stress Balance Assessments
• Workload Monitoring Dashboards

Common Use Cases

Athlete Monitoring

Track daily workload from wearable technologies.

Team Sport Performance

Store GPS-derived load metrics from practices and competitions.

Tactical Performance

Track workload generated during military, law enforcement, or first responder training.

Rehabilitation

Monitor progressive increases in workload during return-to-play programs.

Custom Performance Models

Store organization-specific workload scores for analysis and reporting.

Training Load vs. RPE Load

It's important to distinguish Training Load from Session RPE Load.

Session RPE Load

Calculated automatically using:

RPE × Duration

Example:

7 × 60 = 420 AU

Training Load

Entered directly as a workload value.

Example:

Training Load = 420

CoachMePlus does not calculate how the value was derived—it simply stores and reports the workload score.

Example

A GPS system calculates the following workload values:

These values are imported into CoachMePlus using the Training Load property.

The data can then be used in:

• Dashboards
• Reports
• Current Aggregate Assessments
• Trend Assessments
• Training Stress Balance Assessments
• Workload Monitoring Workflows

allowing practitioners to monitor athlete workload regardless of how the load value was originally generated.