I don’t know what this screen is called, but after a ride, there is a screen of stats. And a ride score. And an annoying face with a hat that says “Fresh!” -
What is this feature called, and how can I remove this dude saying “fresh”?
it is the new progress report screen and you can’t disable it
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You can’t disable it, but you can ride more and/or harder and get him to say something besides’fresh’. (This status is tied to the Fitness Trends information you see in the Companion app.) Alternatively, you can just click/tab the Continue button as soon as this screen opens.
Fresh!
*runs away*
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I guess when I set my new FTP I was still so-called “fresh”… compared to what, I don’t know.
TdZwift Scotland - I set 4 PRs, Strava ride intensit 122%, close to my FTP, and close to my max HR. But yeah, I’ll pedal harder next time (see, that’s sarcasm).
So either the feature is sarcastic (and not a good motivator), or
it’s broken and doesn’t work.
It would be a nice feature to make optional.
Or - option 3 - it’s working as intended but no one has explained TSS, CTL, ATL and TSB to you, so you don’t know what it’s telling you.
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Do this every day and you will soon be PRODUCTIVE according to that little fellow. 
“But if you’re new to cycling, these metrics may be a bit confusing.”
Been racing 35 years and never heard of these, except FTP. Also familiar with VO2Max, Hematocrit, and ejection fraction. Oh well. Thanks for the link, David_Galbraith. “Fresh!”.
Also: “If you do any outdoor riding (and most of us do), you’ll want to get that data into Zwift’s system. Otherwise, your Fitness Metrics won’t be accurate, since they won’t include your outdoor efforts!” Well there’s the problem also. Still, even rides I’m smashed at the end, I get smarmy “fresh”. I’ll tape off that portion of my screen. 
Just imagine how inaccurate those metrics are when dealing with dual/tri sport athletes who ride and run both indoors and outdoors. Since these fitness metrics are going to be what Zwift bases their AI recommendations on, I’m doomed.
Doomed indeed. My avg HR while Alpine Skiing is 128, and max 158 - higher numbers than Zwift.
Those are also my numbers when MTB and road cycling.
I don’t mind the “Fresh” so much, just the cherubic face of the emoji next to it.
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Fresh or not is determined by training stress which is determined by your FTP, not heart rate.
Training Stress, if done correctly, is based on duration and effort. Zwift uses FTP to determine effort, and really needs to add in pace-based effort for running. I have no idea how they would calculate Training Stress for Alpine Skiing (I’m looking outside at .5inches of snow and shuddering currently).
I always seem to be ‘fresh’ even though my legs are toast. And, yes FTP is set correctly
It seems to take an obscene amount of effort to get out of “fresh” and into “productive” and is not consistent with other apps like intervals.icu
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Really? Mine tracks exactly with intervals.icu!
Ask me how well I respond to sarcastic encouragement. Actually, don’t.
These are the types of features that may keep the software crew and marketing departments busy - but we don’t need them. Now they should waste SW resources at either removing this dumb feature, or allowing it to be disabled.
from Rick and Morty:
Rick: I’m not paying 70 smidgeons for a broken defraculator.
Alien: That is a multi-phase Quantum Resonator.
Rick: Does it defraculate?
Alien: …No
Rick: Then it’s a broken defraculator.
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Mine says fresh when I am in the gray zone on intervals.icu. The gray zone is a happy place for recreational riders who just want to feel like they are sort of working in every ride. There is no gray zone in Zwift’s fitness tracker. Those riders are “fresh”.
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this is what I’m looking at in intervals.icu:
I’m in “optimal” the green area, which might be considered “productive” with Zwift, but I’m never in the “fresh” zone on intervals.icu and am constantly in the “fresh” zone on Zwift.
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FTP matches?
close enough