Zwift workout ratings what’s your criteria?

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Guessing that the most important thing is to be consistent with how you rate, but curious how your criteria lines up with mine

10/10 work to failure, ie ramp test or sprint at the end of a race

9/10 just held on, didn’t think I would make it

8/10 went into the last couple sets not sure I would make it, but finished with something left in the tank

7/10 finishing was never a doubt but glad it’s over

6/10 started to get uncomfortable at the end

5/10 solid effort but will forget about it once I’m off the bike

4/10 Could have doubled the workout length and finished

3/10 fighting boredom more than fatigue

2/10 mostly thought about work/errands

1/10 recovery ride

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Oh Number 3, I’ve felt this many times, makes endurance workouts feel harder than they should be.

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In Zwift I just use the TR 5 zone chart and go with the higher or lower of the 2 depending on RPE.

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If the 1-10 scale is confusing for anyone doing TR workouts in Zwift, don’t forget that you can do the surveys in TR afterward instead. :light_bulb:

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Great point regarding just doing the ratings in TR :+1:

But why are you guys reluctant to be transparent and just publish how Zwift 10 point scale ratings convert to the TR 5 point ratings?

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I’m guessing it would be something like this (borrowed @adiallo ‘s zwift descriptions)

*I have not checked these convertions as I dont do my workouts in zwift….

Zwift TR
10 work to failure, ie ramp test or sprint at the end of a race 5 Max Effort
9 just held on, didn’t think I would make it 4 Very Hard
8 went into the last couple sets not sure I would make it, but finished with something left in the tank 4 Very Hard
7 finishing was never a doubt but glad it’s over 3 Hard
6 started to get uncomfortable at the end 3 Hard
5 solid effort but will forget about it once I’m off the bike 2 Moderate
4 Could have doubled the workout length and finished 2 Moderate
3 fighting boredom more than fatigue 1 Easy
2 mostly thought about work/errands 1 Easy
1 recovery ride 1 Easy
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Thanks for replying @eddie . I get that, but for me, logging it in Zwift is a chance to rate how I feel immediately after I stop pedaling. My ego will dial down the PE in the time it takes to towel down, shower and log into TR :grinning_face: .

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Isn’t that the truth :joy:

It’s bad enough waiting until the end of the workout.

The last second of the last interval I could be dying but 3mins of cool down later and I’m like “meh - moderate”

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