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Individual Adaptation to Endurance Training Guided by Heart Rate Variability

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 Individual Adaptation
to Endurance Training
Guided by Heart Rate
Variability
HEIKURA, I. ,
2

VESTERINEN, V. , MERO, A. & NUMMELA, A.

1 2 1
1Research Institute for Olympic Sports, Jyvskyl
2Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of

Jyvskyl
Introduction
The TRAD group trained according
Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects to the predetermined training
the function of the autonomic program, doing 50 % of the training
nervous system. Therefore, planning at high intensity.
daily endurance training based on
HRV may provide some advantages RESULTS
compared to predetermined training. The 3000 m velocity (V ) 3000m
improved in HRV (+2.1 %). VO2max
PURPOSE
(+3.7 %, +5.0 %), peak treadmill
This study investigated the effects of velocity (+2.6 %, +2.1 %) and FIGURE 2. V3000m (km/h) (right) at wk5 and
wk14 in HRV-group (blue bars) and TRAD-
8-week long individualized HRV velocities at lactate thresholds two group (orange bars). Bars represent means,
guided training program on (VLT2) (+2.6 %, +1.9 %) and one vertical lines are standard deviations. ** p <
endurance training adaptation. (VLT1) (+2.8 %, + 1.0 %) increased in 0.01 significant change from mid to post.
HRV and all but VLT1 in TRAD,
METHODS respectively.
DISCUSSION
Twenty female (age 34.0 7.8 yr, Single day RMSSD (-25.3 %) and
VO2max 48.6 4.4 ml/kg/min) and 20 RMSSDrollavg (-8.3 %) decreased The V3000m improved in HRV, but not
male (age 35.4 6.6 yr, VO2max 55.5 from pre to post. The coefficient of in TRAD although HRV trained less
5.3 ml/kg/min) recreational variation for the mean daily RMSSD HIIT. RMSSDrollavg provides a more
endurance runners volunteered. was 14.5 %, whereas for the reliable method to assess the
RMSSDrollavg it was 6.7 %. response to training compared to
After a 4-week long base training daily RMSSD which has more day-
period subjects were divided into to-day variability.
HRV and traditional (TRAD) groups
for the 8-week long main training CONCLUSION
period.
The use of HRV in planning daily
HRV group trained according to a 7- endurance training to optimize
day averaged morning RMSSD training adaptation is highly
(RMSSDrollavg) (square root of the recommended
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