On a recent ride on a smart trainer (power-based) recorded on my Fenix 7X, I captured Exercise Load (native Garmin field), TSS and HRSS (using a CIQ field). As expected, tSS and HRSS were similar but not identical. However, the Exercise Load field value was much higher then either of the other values. TSS and HRSS were similar to load values calculated by other platforms (such as Intervals.icu).
Garmin says Exercise Load is base on EPOC, but I'm still unclear what that value actually represents and how to use it vs something like TSS (or analogous parameters).
Anyone have any insights on this?
Michael
