Table 1.
Yearly and discipline-specific training load (TL) during the Olympiad.
| Parameter | Discipline | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration (h) | Overall | 414 | 557 | 604 | 317 |
| Swimming | 83 (20%) | 110 (20%) | 136 (22%) | 24 (8%) | |
| Handcycling | 161 (39%) | 258 (46%) | 271 (45%) | 182 (57%) | |
| Wheelchair racing | 54 (13%) | 82 (15%) | 116 (19%) | 46 (15%) | |
| Strength training | 91 (22%) | 97 (17%) | 79 (13%) | 59 (19%) | |
| TRIMP3 | Overall | 32,279 | 40,744 | 42,289 | 20,406 |
| Swimming | 6,832 (21%) | 8,670 (21%) | 9,650 (23%) | 1,556 (8%) | |
| Handcycling | 12,266 (38%) | 18,238 (45%) | 18,830 (45%) | 11,200 (55%) | |
| Wheelchair racing | 4,715 (15%) | 6,643 (16%) | 8,909 (21%) | 3,215 (16%) | |
| Strength training | 5,573 (17%) | 5,898 (14%) | 4,783 (11%) | 3,526 (17%) | |
| TRIMP5 | Overall | 44,731 | 59,604 | 67,487 | 33,337 |
| Swimming | 9,778 (22%) | 13,021 (22%) | 15,382 (23%) | 2,567 (8%) | |
| Handcycling | 17,486 (39%) | 28,103 (47%) | 31,910 (47%) | 20,064 (60%) | |
| Wheelchair racing | 6,896 (15%) | 10,092 (17%) | 14,820 (22%) | 5,626 (17%) | |
| Strength training | 6,229 (14%) | 6,445 (11%) | 5,200 (8%) | 3,716 (11%) | |
| TLI | Overall | 107,083 | 188,383 | 198,002 | 82,423 |
| Swimming | 22,951 (21%) | 39,678 (21%) | 43,059 (22%) | 6,247 (8%) | |
| Handcycling | 46,408 (43%) | 94,084 (50%) | 93,294 (47%) | 48,028 (58%) | |
| Wheelchair racing | 13,133 (12%) | 28,486 (15%) | 39,910 (20%) | 13,355 (16%) | |
| Strength training | 24,593 (23%) | 26,348 (14%) | 21,749 (11%) | 14,794 (18%) |