How to follow performance peaks in TrainerPlan

TrainerPlan allows you to follow the performance peaks of your athletes in power, pace and heart rate.

This helps you quickly identify when an athlete gets his best efforts and how his performance evolves over time.

What are performance peaks?

Performance peaks represent the best effort an athlete has achieved in a specific duration or metric.

For example:

• Best power in 5 minutes
• Best pace in 20 minutes
• Greater effort in heart rate

Every time an athlete achieves a new better result, it is recorded as a peak.

Where to see performance spikes

You can see the peaks directly within the athlete’s workflow:

• In training where a peak has been achieved
• In the Peaks tab of the workout
• In the Peak Performances Chart and Peak Performances Table on the athlete’s Dashboard

When a new personal record is detected, a PR badge is shown in the workout’s Peaks tab and a PR icon appears on the workout in the calendar, so you can quickly identify it.

how it works

TrainerPlan automatically detects performance peaks from workouts synced from a device or app (Garmin, Strava, COROS, Suunto, Polar, Wahoo, Apple Watch).

When a workout includes a better effort:

• The peak is highlighted in the training view
• You can open it for more details
• You can compare it with previous efforts

You can also:

• Filter by metric (power, pace, or heart rate)
• Select different durations
• Compare current with previous efforts

Compare performance over time

One of the most useful features is comparison.

You can:

• Compare two periods on the Power Curve, HR Curve and Speed Curve charts
• Compare with the best historical results
• Analyze evolution over weeks or months

This allows you to clearly see if the athlete is improving.

Why performance peaks are important

Performance spikes give you a simple and straightforward way to assess whether the training is working.

As a coach, you can:

• Detect improvements in key durations
• Identify stagnation
• Validate the effectiveness of the training plan
• Adjust the training load more accurately

Practical examples

• If an athlete improves his power in 20 minutes → probably his FTP is increasing
• If you improve short efforts → Improve explosive power
• If there are no improvements → It may be necessary to adjust the training

TrainerPlan vs Other Tools

TrainerPlan makes peak tracking simpler and integrated into your day to day.

Instead of relying on multiple external graphics or tools, you can:

• See the spikes directly inside each workout
• Compare results in seconds
• Manage everything from one site

Summary

Performance spikes allow you to:

• Automatically record the best efforts
• Understand the evolution of the athlete
• Make better decisions as a coach

All in a simple way and without adding complexity to your workflow.