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What should I do about late workouts affecting my HRV and recovery?
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What should I do about late workouts affecting my HRV and recovery?
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I’ve been tracking my HRV for months now, and it consistently drops after my evening workout, even though I feel great. I’m starting to wonder if training late is undermining my recovery more than I realized.
I've been there too. I track the same vibe after evening workouts and the metric dips even when I feel fine. I tried bumping the workout earlier by a few hours for about two weeks and kept the same intensity, but the dip stayed. I started doing easier sessions later and adding a longer wind down, still not sure if it helped.
Maybe it's just a measurement blip. Hydration, salt, or caffeine can move the reading even if you feel okay. One time after a big evening cardio session, the numbers looked rough but I slept in and rehydrated and it snapped back the next day.
I tried the timing change and honestly it felt like a waste. Could be the real issue isn't the clock but sleep quality in general. I kept a steady bedtime but the wind-down routines mattered more than the workout window, at least for me.
Action I landed on was to trial two weeks with no post 6 pm sessions. If I train late it’s gotta be easy, with a longer cooldown and a buffer before bed. I watch sleep duration and how rested I feel, but it’s still murky.
Do you rely on more than one recovery signal, or is this your only metric? I wonder if there’s a mismatch between what you’re measuring and how you actually feel.
Sometimes I drift and think maybe the problem is the lighting and screens in the evening, or the meals, or stress from work. It’s messy and I don’t have a clean answer yet.
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