I'm paying a lot more attention to recovery and training stress management these days, and finding it's worth the effort. I'd be curious to hear thoughts from those who track both heart rate variability and training stress balance. Do you 'listen' to one more than the other? Do you see much correlation? What's your take on how to use the information?
I'm seeing some correlation, but also quite a bit of deviation. Somedays HRV is near or above baseline, even though TSB is quite negative (negative 25+). Other times they are almost in lock step. I'm not finding it's an exact science, however. More like green, yellow and red lights. If they both are showing a lot of stress, that's a flashing red light, and I back off intensity/volume. If one or the other is considerably down, a yellow. And when they're both positive, I take it as a green light for longer/ harder efforts. I'm also paying more attention to how my body feels along with what the data is saying.
I'm seeing some correlation, but also quite a bit of deviation. Somedays HRV is near or above baseline, even though TSB is quite negative (negative 25+). Other times they are almost in lock step. I'm not finding it's an exact science, however. More like green, yellow and red lights. If they both are showing a lot of stress, that's a flashing red light, and I back off intensity/volume. If one or the other is considerably down, a yellow. And when they're both positive, I take it as a green light for longer/ harder efforts. I'm also paying more attention to how my body feels along with what the data is saying.