Thread by @Alan_Couzens

How to use & get the most from #HRV guided training (w/@myithlete)... a short thread.

1. Why should I use a #HRV guided approach to training over a traditional approach? 👇

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A number of studies have shown significantly greater improvement in both fitness and performance when using a #HRV guided approach, e.g. this from Kiviniemi et al. showing ~4x improvement in VO2max for the HRV guided group over the traditional!

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link.springer.com/article/10.100…

How do we implement a #HRV guided approach?

Rather than predetermining key workout days & recovery days, we let our body decide! When #HRV is ⬆️, we load. When #HRV is ⬇️,we recover

In @myithlete we also factor subjective metrics and training load to pick the best workout

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What does this look like in "real life"?

Rather than setting specific workouts you set the upper time limit & the rest is left as "maybe". Maybe you'll see a hard one, maybe an easy one. The system knows when you're fresh or tired, so usually, you'll be happy with what you see😊

Sounds great in theory but I'm not a professional athlete, I can't do a long ride in the middle of the week just because the system says it's optimal. I have time constraints!

No worries. You can set the upper limit for each day of the week in your @myithlete preferences.

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Any guidelines on what my week should look like?

The system works best if you have enough room for at 2-4 "key workouts" each week coupled with one long day. The duration of these key workouts is determined by your training load.

Any other tips?

Trust the system!

There will be times when #HRV is⬇️for a long period & you'll doubt whether you should be doing *that much* easy training. Stick with it. It balances out in the long run & load will come when the bod is ready to get the most performance⬆️from it

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Thanks all 🙏