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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Marco Altini

Thank you for the great explanation about applying HRV for strength training.

How is it possible to distinguish a drop in HRV from training stress or "non-training-related stressors"?

For example in the morning after training, I see a drop in HRV and a rise in HR, plus yesterday was a quite busy day at work.

How is possible to distinguish what factors affected HRV?

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Feb 28, 2023Liked by Marco Altini

My experience with HRV and Strength training is that they play well together. In particular when a training cycle has high levels of central nervous system stimulation, e.g, Heavy squats and heavy deadlift, HRV stability for determining "Am I ready today" or should I rest another day have kept me on track with my training in both cycling and strength work. FWIW - 58 yo male, non-elite athlete.

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Feb 2, 2023Liked by Marco Altini

It is a very great read & Thank you!

I found this post & many articles on HRV4Training.com very helpful for me to understand HRV readings & trends on my Oura Ring. As a "train-hard-or-go-home" training type of person, I found that it usually takes 72 hrs (not 48h) for my HRV (on my Oura Ring's reading) to go back to baseline. The time it takes & the changes in HRV are similar to the changes on my soreness level & my RHR. However, cannot find such an alignment with HRV readings on Apple Watch.

I am wondering if it is related to how often does AW measure HRV?

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