Anyone found a good objective or subjective measure of the body’s stress levels?
I take my heart rate morning and evening but
I’m not sure that is so informative…
Google Heart Rate Variability.
Plus there’s a wealth of articles on the matter by Marco Altini on his HRV4Training webpages.
Plus… https://www.scienceforsport.com/heart-rate-variability-hrv/
Plus some excellent info by Dan Plews on various podcasts and articles on web on HRV.
This is one way to track ‘systemic’ stress, not the only way but certainly a way that has plenty of field validation behind it.
Regards
David
Anyone found a good objective or subjective measure of the body’s stress levels?
I take my heart rate morning and evening but
I’m not sure that is so informative…
Tap Test
Anyone found a good objective or subjective measure of the body’s stress levels?
I take my heart rate morning and evening but
I’m not sure that is so informative…
So if your HR shows signs of stress do you change your training plans for that day?
Anyone found a good objective or subjective measure of the body’s stress levels?
I take my heart rate morning and evening but
I’m not sure that is so informative…
Tap Test
Tap test?
Anyone found a good objective or subjective measure of the body’s stress levels?
I take my heart rate morning and evening but
I’m not sure that is so informative…
So if your HR shows signs of stress do you change your training plans for that day?
No I don’t but this weekend I rested three days extra due to being tired and having high resting heart rate for a while.
Google Heart Rate Variability.
Plus there’s a wealth of articles on the matter by Marco Altini on his HRV4Training webpages.
Plus… https://www.scienceforsport.com/heart-rate-variability-hrv/
Plus some excellent info by Dan Plews on various podcasts and articles on web on HRV.
This is one way to track ‘systemic’ stress, not the only way but certainly a way that has plenty of field validation behind it.
Regards
David
I will check that up! I didn’t think that was scientific validated…?
I find TSB (training stress balance) a very good (though not perfect) indicator.
Everyone has their own TSB floor, but for me: -20 and beyond while working means I need extra recovery and sleep, whereas I can take -30s on vacation.
Good luck
I find that my motivation level combined with the amount of coffee needed to get moving in the morning tend to be good indicators of my lack of recovery. When well rested, I don’t even need coffee and am eager to hop in the pool for a hard swim. If I’m tired, or not well recovered, I’ll procrastinate so much in the morning and need 2+ cups.
+1 on HRV4Training app. Great stuff for $10.