Heart rate and long term training

Understanding the Impact of Data on Your Workouts

May 31, 2023 - Willem L. Middelkoop

This Monday I completed 235KM on my fixed gear bike during the Fietselfstedentocht 2023. It was a nice ride with fair weather and favourable wind conditions. Yet, I took the challenge seriously and prepared myself with some proper training. In this post I'll have a look at the trend data from my WHOOP in preparation for the Elfstedentocht.

I have gained weight as I lost fitness: confirming that WHOOP is on to something: there seems to be an inverse correlation between my weight and HRV trends

Kevin (brother), me and Rob (brother in law) at the finish!

The morning after WHOOP calculates the readiness of my body to take on (new) training strain - you can clearly see my body didn't recover overnight: just a 7% recovery score!

Smile and keep on cycling! Eventually things DO get BETTER.

Garmin's highly detailed data from the Edge 1030 Plus includes: heart rate, power, location, respiratory rate, pedal balance, cadence, temperature and distance

My (early morning) resting heart rate is going down, too! It inversely correlates with my HRV going up. Some nights dip into the low 50's, high 40's - I am getting back into shape!

Heart rate and long term training

Understanding the Impact of Data on Your Workouts

Other stories

The Same, Differently

Tablet as Tool

Using AI to generate code

Working Offline First

Tagged