Workload classifications and boundaries for: (A) acute:chronic workload ratios overall, (B) acute:chronic workload ratios combined with high chronic workloads and (C) acute:chronic workload ratios combined with low chronic workloads
| Classification | Z-score | A | B | C | |
| TD (m) | ≥22 325 | <22 325 | |||
| Very low | ≤−2.00 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.43 | |
| Low | −1.99 to −1.00 | 0.40–0.70 | 0.50–0.72 | 0.44–0.77 | |
| Low to moderate | −0.99 to 0.00 | 0.71–1.08 | 0.73–0.95 | 0.78–1.22 | |
| Moderate to high | 0.00 to 0.99 | 1.09–1.47 | 0.96–1.18 | 1.23–1.67 | |
| High | 1.00 to 1.99 | 1.48–1.86 | 1.19–1.42 | 1.68–2.13 | |
| Very high | ≥2.00 | 1.87 | 1.43 | 2.14 | |
| LID (m) | ≥19 322 | <19 322 | |||
| Very low | ≤−2.00 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.40 | |
| Low | −1.99 to −1.00 | 0.36–0.68 | 0.44–0.72 | 0.41–0.68 | |
| Low to moderate | −0.99 to 0.00 | 0.69–1.09 | 0.73–1.02 | 0.69–1.17 | |
| Moderate to high | 0.00 to 0.99 | 1.10–1.50 | 1.03–1.32 | 1.18–1.66 | |
| High | 1.00 to 1.99 | 1.51–1.97 | 1.33–1.67 | 1.67–2.14 | |
| Very high | ≥2.00 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 2.15 | |
| HSD (m) | ≥946 | <946 | |||
| Very low | ≤−2.00 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.09 | |
| Low | −1.99 to −1.00 | 0.10–0.54 | 0.21–0.55 | 0.10–0.55 | |
| Low to moderate | −0.99 to 0.00 | 0.55–1.08 | 0.56–0.93 | 0.56–1.17 | |
| Moderate to high | 0.00 to 0.99 | 1.09–1.62 | 0.94–1.30 | 1.18–1.80 | |
| High | 1.00 to 1.99 | 1.63–2.16 | 1.31–1.68 | 1.81–2.47 | |
| Very high | ≥2.00 | 2.17 | 1.69 | 2.48 | |
| ≥174 | <174 | ||||
| SD (m) | Very low | ≤−2.00 | |||
| Low | −1.99 to −1.00 | 0–0.29 | 0–0.36 | 0–0.29 | |
| Low to moderate | −0.99 to 0.00 | 0.30–1.16 | 0.37–1.01 | 0.30–1.35 | |
| Moderate to high | 0.00 to 0.99 | 1.17–2.04 | 1.02–1.66 | 1.36–2.40 | |
| High | 1.00 to 1.99 | 2.05–2.92 | 1.67–2.39 | 2.41–3.46 | |
| Very high | ≥2.00 | 2.93 | 2.40 | 3.47 | |
| Acc (no.) | ≥1881 | <1881 | |||
| Very low | ≤−2.00 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.34 | |
| Low | −1.99 to −1.00 | 0.33–0.67 | 0.47–0.71 | 0.35–0.73 | |
| Low to moderate | −0.99 to 0.00 | 0.68–1.10 | 0.72–0.96 | 0.74–1.25 | |
| Moderate to high | 0.00 to 0.99 | 1.11–1.54 | 0.97–1.21 | 1.26–1.77 | |
| High | 1.00 to 1.99 | 1.55–1.97 | 1.22–1.47 | 1.78–2.29 | |
| Very high | ≥2.00 | 1.98 | 1.48 | 2.30 | |
| Dec (no.) | ≥1731 | <1731 | |||
| Very low | ≤−2.00 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.37 | |
| Low | −1.99 to −1.00 | 0.34–0.67 | 0.46–0.70 | 0.38–0.73 | |
| Low to moderate | −0.99 to 0.00 | 0.68–1.10 | 0.71–0.95 | 0.74–1.26 | |
| Moderate to high | 0.00 to 0.99 | 1.11–1.54 | 0.96–1.20 | 1.27–1.78 | |
| High | 1.00 to 1.99 | 1.55–1.98 | 1.21–1.45 | 1.79–2.31 | |
| Very high | ≥2.00 | 1.99 | 1.46 | 2.32 |
Acc, number of accelerations; Dec, number of decelerations; HSD, high-speed distances in metres; LID, low-intensity distance in metres; SD, sprint distance in metres; TD, total distance in metres.