# Calculating TSS for other sports

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180>\
**Category:** Training\
**Created:** [October 19, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180 "2018-10-19T16:32:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![ErikSmith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/eriksmith/32/8828_2.png) [@ErikSmith](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ErikSmith)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180/1 "2018-10-19T16:32:27Z")

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How should TSS be calculated into training for something other than cycling, running, or swimming?  
I play in a competitive Men’s Recreational Basketball league and I believe I should add it to the calendar. My question is when estimating TSS, how should I categorize the stress and how should I let it affect my training? What are the things that others do/have done? Thanks

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**Author:** ![apond58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@apond58](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/apond58)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180/2 "2018-10-20T01:15:05Z")

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I’ve found that the TSS on my rides is almost always close to 10% of the calories burned (from power meter). If you can estimate the calorie burn from an activity, you can try a percent of calories.

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**Author:** ![mrphotomatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mrphotomatic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mrphotomatic)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180/3 "2019-01-17T15:53:16Z")

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I would also like an answer to this. As I’m clueless on how much to assign to a 1hr weight lifting training that I do three times a week. Any help/direction would be helpful.

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**Author:** ![cyclhist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cyclhist/32/14840_2.png) [@cyclhist](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/cyclhist)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180/4 "2019-01-17T16:13:59Z")

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I wish there was a way to calculate the TSS I get from my Sunday night indoor soccer games. But considering that TR’s position on HR is that it’s useless for TSS because it’s so inconsistent, I doubt that any calculated TSS is consistent enough to actually be useful (apart from making you feel like you’re in control).

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**Author:** ![mcsenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mcsenn](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcsenn)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/calculating-tss-for-other-sports/4180/5 "2019-01-17T18:02:59Z")

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I use RPE, and the table on this TrainingPeaks blog post: [Estimating Training Stress Score (TSS) | TrainingPeaks](https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/estimating-training-stress-score-tss/)

If I have games for an hour, but there are several breaks or easy warmup periods, I subtract those out from the total time and just think about my RPE for the harder portions.

For lifting weights, I’ve been calling it 40 TSS when I do a tough 30 minute session with a trainer. Those workouts wreck me a lot more than any TSS that I’d assign them though - TSS certainly can’t give you the whole picture for your training stress.