# Training Load and Volume

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Last content update: 2026-09-10

Load describes how training accumulates; volume shows how much work was recorded in each period. EffortSignal keeps both views connected without treating either one as a complete readiness verdict.

## Fitness, fatigue and form

Follow long-term fitness, short-term fatigue and their balance as CTL, ATL and TSB across the selected history window.

## Calculation context stays visible

Recommended fatigue, workload ratio and the following day's easy-load estimate remain calculation aids rather than medical or predictive claims.

## Weekly or monthly volume

Switch between weeks and months, filter by sport, and compare Duration, TRIMP or PSS without changing the underlying training record.

## Compare with your usual range

Recent totals can be shown against the athlete's own baseline. Partial periods and incomplete source coverage remain marked rather than reading as finished totals.

## Volume against your baseline

The chart and period summary show the selected scale, metric, sport and usual range together.

## One connected Dashboard

The full page keeps load and volume adjacent to current recovery and signal evidence.