Quality & Trends

Load Adherence

Also known as: Tonnage Compliance, Load Match

How closely your actual tonnage matched the planned prescription, expressed as a percentage.

Formula

Load Adherence = (actual tonnage / target tonnage) x 100

Example

Planned tonnage: 5,000 kg. Actual: 5,250 kg. Load adherence = 105%.

How Afitpilot Uses This

Load adherence combined with effort delta reveals important patterns. High load adherence with high effort delta suggests the weights may be too challenging. High load adherence with low effort delta suggests the athlete is adapting well.

Load adherence + effort delta — the diagnostic grid

Who / Context	Value	Note
High load + high effort	Appropriately challenging	Weights match your current capacity
High load + low effort	Adapting well	Time to progress the weights
Low load + high effort	Fatigue accumulating	Consider a deload week
Low load + low effort	Under-challenging	Sandbagged or plan too conservative
Powerlifter (peaking)	95-105% adherence	Very tight; stakes of deviation are high

Known Limitations

•Only exercises with both comparable planned weight (numeric, not percentage-based) and logged actual weight contribute. Sessions with many bodyweight or band exercises may have very low load adherence coverage.

Science Context

Monitoring prescribed vs. actual load is a cornerstone of autoregulated programming. Persistent undershoot may indicate fatigue accumulation, while persistent overshoot may indicate the program is under-challenging the athlete.