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Building your own monitoring tool to track any metric over time

Monitoring training loads is essential for several reasons. First, it helps determine if your athletes are adapting to the prescribed training. Second, it helps us understand the individual responses to training within a group. Third, it's necessary to assess fatigue and the associated need for recovery at any given time. By providing a quantitative demonstration of changes in physical performance, load monitoring improves clarity and confidence in understanding the reasons for performance changes. External load quantifies the work done in a period of time, while internal load represents the p...

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