Fitness
Acute-Chronic Workload
Acute-chronic workload ratio contrasts last week's training load to the monthly average—sharp spikes raise injury and burnout risk.
Acute-chronic workload ratio compares recent training load (about one week) to longer-term load (about four weeks)—a spike flags injury and illness risk in team sports research. It works best with consistent session-RPE or duration metrics, not chaotic logs.
Gradual ramps beat hero weeks.
Common questions
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What is a safe acute-chronic workload ratio?
Many practitioners aim to keep acute load within roughly 0.8–1.3 of chronic load, but individual tolerance varies. Increase chronic load gradually instead of spiking one week.
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