Yeah, getting older sucks!

I'd caution on the HRV pieces, that it's something best analyzed with lots of data, longer term. Meaning, if you just picked up the watch (or, at least 19 days ago in your case since you have HRV Status), if some or all of that 19 days was out of the ordinary, your initial baseline is gonna be wonky. HRV status by itself won't be the major factor here telling you to relax, but a contributing one.

For example, I know someone that got COVID two days after they picked the FR955. So basically, their baselining data is all dorked up right now. Fair enough, it'll normalize over time, it's hard for a company to edge case every possible scenario.

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I thought that was a fairly common pattern ? certainly have seen it in my HRV numbers..

https://simplifaster.com/articles/misconceptions-hrv-training-data/

started tracking HRV because I kept digging myself into training holes and taking weeks to clamber out.. turns out in your 60s recovery doesn't just happen, have to work hard at it, just like everything else ;-)
The Garmin sounds pretty good. I just use HRV4Training app on my phone..

Resurfacing this thread as I have lately been following my watch's recommendations, typically, taking a day off every 8/9 days (when I would normally go several weeks without a rest day).

I'm actually feeling much stronger and less fatigued at this stage of the pre-season and wonder if it's down to adhering to the Garmin recommendations.

Do other Garmin users ignore or follow the day off recommendation and, if so, what have your impressions been of the results?

Nearly a year later; I take the recommendations into consideration but I go more by body battery.

When it starts telling me to slow down, I might not do it immediately but if i don't soon I'll be run down pretty quickly.

this has never ever let me down

-30 +/- and it's time to chill

99.99% when I am that high I can't barely sleep so I don't need the watch to tell me what I already know.

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The entire event (IM) is like "death by 1000 cuts" and the best race is minimizing all those cuts and losing less blood than the other guy. - Dev