A note on using HRV apps - I probably should have done this already.
There are a number of good sites on the web that explain what HRV is and how to use it for training. If you are interested in the technical details, they are pretty easy to find. Be careful though. If you're a gearhead like me, you can fall in. Alan Couzens, James Heathers, and some other have some pretty good technical information out there but the websites for the apps will get you started.
The general idea behind the apps is that HRV (heart rate variability) can be used as an indicator of how ready you are to train. By measuring the distance between heartbeats (the variability), you can tell if your body is rested or not. Be extension, you can determine whether or not you are ready for hard training or need a rest day. This is the idea: https://www.alancouzens.com/blog/overtraining_HRV.html
Generally speaking higher HRVs over time are better indications of aerobic fitness than lower HRVs. But everyone has a range, which among other things, is also related to age. As a user, once you establish a baseline, the score you get on a given day purports to tell you if your nervous system to absorb training. For reference, my numbers on the Bioforce app normally ranges from 60-75.
As a user for a couple years, however, I pay most attention to the low (and even lower) scores. By experience, I've found the low scores good indications of being trashed, even if I don't consciously feel it. For me, the moderate and high scores in my range are more ephemeral and harder to use, especially if I'm not training consistently. Abnormally high numbers (outside my normal range) happen so rarely to me that I don't have to think about them much but they aren't necessarily indicators of being super ready. It doesn't work like that at least for me.
The moderate and high numbers in my range are, however, more useful when I am training consistently.
The general idea behind the apps is that HRV (heart rate variability) can be used as an indicator of how ready you are to train. By measuring the distance between heartbeats (the variability), you can tell if your body is rested or not. Be extension, you can determine whether or not you are ready for hard training or need a rest day. This is the idea: https://www.alancouzens.com/blog/overtraining_HRV.html
Generally speaking higher HRVs over time are better indications of aerobic fitness than lower HRVs. But everyone has a range, which among other things, is also related to age. As a user, once you establish a baseline, the score you get on a given day purports to tell you if your nervous system to absorb training. For reference, my numbers on the Bioforce app normally ranges from 60-75.
As a user for a couple years, however, I pay most attention to the low (and even lower) scores. By experience, I've found the low scores good indications of being trashed, even if I don't consciously feel it. For me, the moderate and high scores in my range are more ephemeral and harder to use, especially if I'm not training consistently. Abnormally high numbers (outside my normal range) happen so rarely to me that I don't have to think about them much but they aren't necessarily indicators of being super ready. It doesn't work like that at least for me.
The moderate and high numbers in my range are, however, more useful when I am training consistently.
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