I think this may be one of the strengths of Xert. We really try to help athletes identify when they’re at risk of overtraining. If you were off the bike for some time without any other training, then I would recommend starting slow for a few weeks before resuming training at your typical training hours. You can slightly override the system by using the freshness feedback slider as well.
See the chart posted here to see a diagram of your form is determined by looking at TL/RL across multiple dimensions (low, high, and peak).
If I annotate this chart, this is conceptually what is happening… for all following points, we’re going to assume we’re starting at the white dot. When you recover/dont train, both low and high/peak freshness increase (red/brown line), which, if allowed to continue long enough will place you into detraining. When you perform endurance training (black arrow), your high/peak form are increasing meanwhile your low form decreases, moving you up and to the left. How far left you go depends on your TL and the total low XSS achieved from the training. Finally, HIIT training (purple arrow) results in decreased high/peak AND decreased low form, shifting your form left AND down. Hope this helps!
