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Joule 2.0 User Guide page 30

Joule 2.0 User Guide page 31

Chapter 4: Reports Mode

Report Deﬁnitions

Power Detail Report

AV WATTS

1. Average power during a ride. 2. A common unit used to express effort or intensity amongst cyclists. Note:

Average calculation may or may not include zeros (time spent coasting or with no power) depending on Joule’s

set up. By default, zeros are included. For 2 WK, 4 WK rolling averages a time weighted average over the select-

able time period is used.

MX WATTS

Maximum power in watts during a ride. Note: For 2 WK, 4 WK rolling averages a time weighted average over the

selectable time period is used.

ZERO WATTS

Cumulative ride time when Power is zero displayed in absolute minutes or as percentage of total ride time.

NORM POWER

An estimate of the power that you could have maintained for the same physiological “cost” if your power output

had been perfectly constant developed by Training Peaks.

AV W/KG

Average power in watts divided by rider weight in kg during a ride.

MX W/KG

Maximum power in watts divided by rider weight in kg during a ride.

Chapter 4: Reports Mode

Report Deﬁnitions

Work Report and Peak Power Report

1. 1000 Joules. 2. A unit of energy equal to the work done by a force of 1000 newtons acting through a distance

of 1 meter. 3. A measure of mechanical energy or the energy released when a force is applied to an object or

body. 4. A common unit used to express the total volume or work accomplished during a given workout, ride, or

exercise bout. 5. A unit or measure used to express the total training load. 6. The average power output in watts

multiplied by the time in seconds divided by 1000

KJ/HR

Average Kj’s per hour of riding during a ride

TSS

Training Stress Score estimating the total amount of glycogen burned on a ride.

Ratio of the normalized power to threshold power. Joule uses the mid-point between the threshold zone (zone

3) and the race pace zone (zone 4) as the threshold power value.

Peak Power

The highest average power output that can be held for a given duration. 2. For most individuals a peak sustain-

able power or peak power output lasting 4 to 8 minutes is equivalent to an intensity that elicits their VO2 max,

or maximal capacity to consume oxygen. 3. For most individuals a peak sustainable power output lasting 20 to

40 minutes is equivalent to an intensity that elicits their lactate threshold or a value of blood lactate 2 to3 mM

above their baseline blood lactate. 4. For most individuals a peak sustainable power output lasting 40 minutes

to 2 hours is equivalent to an intensity that elicits their lactate threshold, or a value of blood lactate just above

to 1 mM above their baseline blood lactate. 5. In cycling, the peak sustainable power for any given duration

is analogous to their best performance for a given time. For example, a runner might have a personal best of

5 minutes in a mile run and 35 minutes in a 10 km run, whereas a cyclist might have a personal best or peak

sustainable power of 400 watts for 5 minutes and 340 watts for 35 minutes.