Blue/orange XSS separation makes no sense to me

There are several topics discussing what you describe. Here’s one –
100% TP for more than an hour in workout creator? - General - Xert Community Forum

TL:DR – I wouldn’t worry too much about the gap in the model below TP. :smiley: Xert is aware plus you are never going to train that way. While you might include SS blocks for “harder” endurance training the majority of users opt for recommended LTP/Z2 level strain on LIT days.
Including Tempo/SS in endurance level workouts boosts XSS per hour and the Difficulty Rating (Score). You can see this visually in Workout Designer.
For example, compare these three 2-hour endurance level workouts (no MPA draw down).

88 XSS, Easy 1-diamond Difficulty (43) –

107 XSS, Moderate 2-diamond Difficulty (55) –

145 XSS, Difficult 3-diamond Difficulty (75) –

On my LIT days I’m picking blue/aqua (~LTP) most of the time (not green tempo/SS). YMMV

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