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Causes of a low recovery pattern:
• Overload of physical and/or mental stimuli
• Unbalanced ratio between work and rest
• Illness and/or intoxication
• Unbalanced or irregular meals
• Lack of or inadequate recovery
Risks associated with prolonged excessively low values:
• Increased risk of illness
• Increased probability of overtraining
• Increased probability of injury
• Increased probability of poor performance
• Reduced likelihood of effective recovery
Risks associated with prolonged excessively high values:
• Increased probability of injury
• Increased probability of poor performance
• Increased probability of onset of arrhythmia
Undesired recovery pattern be avoided by:
• Selection of appropriate aerobic training loads
• Customization of recovery activities
• Balanced and regular meals
• Balanced ratio between work and rest
Positive effects of maintaining an ideal recovery pattern:
• Increased rate of recovery
• Increased work capacity
• Normalization of excitation and inhibition in the nervous system
• Decreased likelihood of prolonged stress
• Decreased risk of injury and illness
Stress
Description:
Tension level in the cardiac system in response to physical and mental loads.
Guidance:
A key component in managing the training process is to monitor the effect of prescribed doses of
stress in the cardiac system over time. The level of stress in the cardiac system determines its readiness
for upcoming training loads. A state of excessive stress (fatigue) in the cardiac system can be caused by
prolonged and improper management of training loads.