Understanding Training Load

The Training Load section includes Cardio Load and Muscular Load. Together, these metrics help you understand how your recent training compares with your longer-term workload and ability to recover.

You can learn more about Cardio Load and Muscular Load on the Bevel blog.

You can change the period displayed on the chart by selecting:

• 7D

• 30D

• 3M

• 1Y

• YTD

To customize the chart:

1. Tap the chart icon at the bottom of the chart.

2. Adjust any of the following settings:

   • Selected Date: Choose the date you want to view.

   • Lookback: Change how far back the chart displays data.

   • Display By: Display the data by Day, Week, or Month.

   • Preferences: Choose whether to display your Activity Status.

Cardio Load helps you understand whether your cardiovascular training is balanced or whether you may be detraining or overtraining.

It compares your short-term load from the last 7 days, also known as Acute Training Load (ATL), with your long-term load from the last 6 weeks, also known as Chronic Training Load (CTL).

The dynamic range on the chart represents your body’s ability to adapt to changes in cardiovascular training over time.

Bevel calibrates Cardio Load using your recent workout history and resting heart rate baseline.

Bevel needs at least 10 qualifying cardio training days within the past six weeks, plus sufficient recent activity, to establish your baseline. Multiple workouts on one day count as one training day. Calibrating can return after a break from training.

Cardio Load will display Calibrating while Bevel builds a stable training profile.

Cardio Load has seven possible statuses:

• Calibrating: Bevel is building your training profile. Continue recording workouts for more accurate insights.

• Detraining: Your cardio fitness may be declining. Consider gradually increasing your training.

• Maintaining: Your training is supporting your current level of cardio fitness.

• Productive: Your training is improving your cardio fitness while allowing for recovery.

• Peaking: You’re at peak cardio fitness and are well recovered.

• Fatigued: Your training load is exceeding your current recovery capacity.

• Overtraining: Your training load is significantly exceeding your ability to recover, increasing your risk of injury.

Muscular Load helps you understand whether the workload placed on your muscles across supported strength and cardio workouts is balanced, increasing, or exceeding your muscles’ ability to recover.

It compares your short-term muscular load from the last 7 days with your long-term muscular load from the last 6 weeks.

The dynamic range on the chart represents your muscles’ ability to adapt to changes in training over time.

Muscular Load will display Calibrating while Bevel builds a baseline from your recent workout history. 

Each muscle group, category, and overall Muscular Load needs its own qualifying load on at least 10 days within the past six weeks, plus sufficient recent activity. Multiple sessions on one day count as one day. A category also needs at least one calibrated muscle within it; overall load needs at least one calibrated muscle anywhere in the body.

Once Bevel has enough consistent data, your Muscular Load status will update automatically.

Muscular Load has six possible statuses:

• Calibrating: Bevel is building your muscular training profile. Continue recording workouts for more accurate insights.

• Detraining: Your recent muscular load is below your usual range, which may lead to detraining over time.

• Maintaining: Your muscular load is supporting your current level of conditioning.

• Productive: Your muscular load is driving adaptation while allowing for recovery.

• Peaking: Your muscles are well recovered and prepared to perform at their best.

• Overtraining: Your muscular load is significantly exceeding your muscles’ ability to recover, increasing your risk of injury.