I think it’s a good obvious sign that you’re not recovered well after yesterday’s workout. I mean you did do speed work, jump circuits, etc yesterday and you’ve had somewhat of a layoff prior to this week. Does your unit give you a baseline average of all the readings you’ve had so far?
Somewhat of a layoff - try nothing for a long time. Avg so far - 69.4
Today’s HRV: 62.9
Daily change: +4.5
Readiness: High/Green
20mg Yohimbine follow by 2sets of General strength circuits.
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Lunch: Rice/Beef/Veggie bowl
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with 2cups of choc milk
Dinner: Chicken and rice sauce, spinach salad, and fish oil/vit
Bed time: 2scoops of milk protein, fish oil, zma 45mins later
Wed: TV - 1000
Warmup A
Ringo x5
1-1-100
1-2-100
1-1-100
Abs x200 (20-30-50)
Ringo: Mb throws: Ohb/Blf/Hammer toss
(set A) Warmup A; Static Flexibility Series A; Dynamic flexibility A/C 1x10
Sprint drills x30; Cooldown B
Looks like you’ve had a good rebound from yesterday. If your average was 69.4 before you started training this week, then it sounds like the HRV is correlating with how your body is responding with the training now. A similar situation I had was when I went on vacation earlier this summer, my numbers were about 8-12pts higher than my average the week prior when I was training hard and they returned to normal the following week when I started training again.
Today’s HRV: 68.4
Daily change: +5.5
Readiness: High/Green
Avg HRV: 67.1
20mg Yohimbine follow by 2sets of General strength circuits.
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Lunch: Chicken and rice sauce, spinach salad
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with 2cups of choc milk
Dinner: Meatza pizza and spinach salad, and fish oil/vit
Bed time: 2scoops of milk protein, fish oil, zma 45mins later
Cardio choice and upper body warmup (face pulls, push plus, dip bar scap depression etc)
Incline 3x10x40-50%
Lat pd 3x12-15
Db mil press 3x12-15
Row 3x12-15
Had to adjust workout because of shitty weather.
Today’s HRV: 70.5
Daily change: +2.1
Readiness: High/Green
Avg HRV: 65.7
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with water and vit C.
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with 2cups of choc milk
Lunch: Tuna sandwich with spinach, fish oil/vit
Fri: TV - 300
Warmup W
5x10/5x20/5x30 hills
Franky x8
Deadlift 3x10x40-50%
Box jumps (deep knee bend) 3x5
Walk lunge 3x12-15
Leg curls+Calf raises 3x12-15
Jump circuit - Franky
Side to side hop
Donkey jump
180-360 jump
Rocket jump
Speed skater
Wideout
Squat jump freeze
1 leg hop
General strength circuits later today. I will update later tonight.
" I am sweating like hell"
I have always found " sweating like hell" to be an indicator of the body working very hard to keep itself in balance. Think of this piece of information as an important variable which I am sure supports other feelings of readiness for training.
I believe Bumka said that heavy sweat upper body is the ultimate, sweat below the belly button is not.
Ummm, I have always thought sweating below the belly button is ultimate… :)…:)…
Periodisation book.
Don’t think sweat is where you are pointing.
Sat:
Today’s HRV: 63.3
Daily change: -7.3
Readiness: High/Green
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with water and vit C.
Lunch: Meatza, spinach, and fish oil
Dinner: 2scoops of milk protein, fish oil
Last meal: Noodles (can’t remember if i took zma)
200 skip/600 jog
Dino x5
4x200/walk 200
I decided to cut the workout short and get the core things in before the rain came down.
Sun:
Today’s HRV: 67.8
Daily change: +4.6
Readiness: High/Green
Avg HRV: 65.3
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Lunch: Roast beef sandwich with spinach etc and fish oil
Dinner: Chicken, broccoli, potatoes and fish oil/vit
Bed time: zma (always have a tough time taking supp 7 days per wk - laid off the protein a little bit)
Been green past 5 days - kinda weird???
Today’s HRV: 66
Daily change: -1.8
Readiness: High/Green
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Lunch: Chicken, broccoli, potatoes
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with 2cups of choc milk
Dinner: Chicken, rice, broccoli and fish oil/vit
Bed time: 2scoops of milk protein, fish oil, zma 45mins later
Week 2:
Mon: TV - 360
Warmup C
3x3x40 sled 60/2min
Louisiana x10
Bench 8x3x67% 90s
Row 3x10-12
Mil press 3x10-12
Lat pd 3x10-12
Sled kicked my ass today. Weights were easy.
Today’s HRV: 53.7
Daily change: -12.3
Readiness: Med/Orange (I was Red last Tue)
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Pre workout: Plum/Almonds
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with 2cups of choc milk
Dinner: Roast beef sandwich with spinach, trail mix and fish oil/vit
Bed time: 2scoops of milk protein, fish oil, zma 45mins later
Tue:
Cardio Choice 5mins/Dym Flex
Squats 8x3x67% 90s
Box jumps (deep knee bend) 4x5
Rdl+Calf raises 3x10-12
First workout i had where i actually felt strong from start to finish. I decided to drop all stims (bcaa boost/yohimbine) until week 9 - no need to take them when I can milk my gains from solid training and decent nutrition. Also don’t wanna take stims when I’m this out of shape - heat and poor fitness levels with stims = disaster.
Today’s HRV: 69.9
Daily change: -16.2
Readiness: High/Green
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Pre workout: Plum/Almonds
Dinner: Rice, beef, black bean, and veggie bowl and fish oil/vit
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with 2cups of choc milk
Bed time: zma (no protein - passed out)
Wed: 1200
Warmup A
Ringo x4
1-1-100
1-2-1-100
1-1-1-100
Abs x200
Monday/Wednesday workouts has kicked my ass this week, I’m sure the heat isn’t helping. Charlie was a very smart man because as we can see with my HRV results spreading out the stressors in gpp has helped with my recovery. Everything in gpp is low/mod intensity the work may feel tough but it’s easier on the nervous system vs doing fast 60’s or max strength weights. I’m sure once i get into SPP and bring in the High intensity elements things should change on the HRV readings.
Another hot day on the track.
Today’s HRV: 68
Daily change: -1.9
Readiness: High/Green
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with 2 cups of milk and vit C.
Lunch: Rice, beef, black bean, and veggie bowl and fish oil/vit
Dinner: Chicken, potatoes, spinach, and fish oil
Post workout: 2scoops of protein with water/vit
Bed time: 2scoops of milk protein, fish oil, zma 45mins later
Thur: 360
Warmup W
3x3x40 hill 60/2min
Franky x10
Incline 3x10x40-50%
Lat pd 3x10-12
Db mil press 3x10-12
Row 3x10-12
Slowly making improvements to my diet, this is step 1 and it’s a big improvement to what it was (ice cream, chips, little debbie snacks, pizza etc). I will transition to step 2 around week 5-6. I have already lost a little over an inch from my waist.
Today’s HRV: 76.5
Daily change: +8.5
Readiness: High/Green
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with water and vit C.
Postworkout: 3 triple berry muffins, omelet (blackbeans, onions, cheese), and fish oil/vit.
Snack: 2 scoops of protein.
Dinner: Chicken, black beans, potatoes, cauliflower, and fish oil.
Bedtime: 2 scoops of protein, fish oil/zma.
Fri:
Cardio Choice 5mins/Dym flex
Trap Bar Deadlift 3x10x40-50%
Box jumps (deep knee bend) 4x5
Walk lunge 3x10-12
Leg curls+Calf raises 3x10-12
Today’s HRV: 76
Daily change: -0.4
Readiness: High/Green/10
Breakfast: 1scoop of Milk protein with water, and vit C.
Postworkout: 2 triple berry muffins, omelet (blackbeans, onions, cheese), and vit.
Sat: 1000
Warmup Z
Dino x4
5x200 walk 200
Abs: x200
Great weather - very smooth workout.
Are you dropping weight rapidly with this diet?
How are your energy levels with that diet? Your readiness seems to be frequently high.
I checked my weight 2 days ago and it was pretty much the same - my waist has decreased slightly. Energy levels are GREAT!!! My girlfriend has notice she has more energy also.
I’m shocked with the readiness feedback - i felt great this morning!!!