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How to Plan a Recovery Week? (lemmy.world)
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I think I need to recover more. I've been making a lot of endurance progress over the last 12 weeks, but my body is telling me I need a break. Waking up during sleep a lot, resting heart rate during sleep is higher than normal, my HRV has dropped significantly, and my Garmin Training Status is strained.

I don't want to sit around and do nothing. I lift weights 3 days a week and run 3 days a week. My weightlifting is normally heavy compound and full body barbell lifts.

How can I structure a recovery week that doesn't put me on the couch?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like you picked up a cold, flu or covid more than anything

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I can see how it might look like that, but I'm pretty isolated with a child in cancer treatment. I have been in an extremely stressful environment for the last 5 years straight with no vacation, no downtime, and a child being diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago. Lol, stress is finally telling me body I need to fix that. Same according to my physician.