Training Stress Balance
Free Training Stress Balance calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Training Stress Balance
The acute:chronic workload ratio flags risky spikes in training volume.
Formula
Formula
ACWR = acute weekly load ÷ chronic 4-week average
Worked example
With the default values below, Training Stress Balance returns Acute:Chronic Ratio of 1.17. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Weekly load (last 7 days)minimum 0 AU
- 350 AU
- 4-week average loadminimum 0 AU
- 300 AU
Results
- Acute:Chronic Ratio
- 1.17
- Readiness Zone
- Optimal
- Advice
- Maintain current load
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Formula
- 3Acute:Chronic Ratio= 1.17
- 4Readiness Zone= Optimal
- 5Advice= Maintain current load
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
- Estimates are general guidance — consult a healthcare professional for personal medical advice.
- This is an estimate for general information and not professional medical advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Estimates are general guidance — consult a healthcare professional for personal medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this calculator work?
The acute:chronic workload ratio flags risky spikes in training volume.
Why does this matter?
A useful trend metric, not a diagnosis.