I have been a really consistent high/mid 50's HR for years now and in the past month it has dropped down to mid 40's. I know that resting HR responds to conditioning but this feels like a fast change to me. I have increased my strength training and am doing slightly less cardio as I'm focusing on shorter, faster events but other than that not much has changed. I know people out there do a lot more work with HRM than I do, and you are all athletic so I figured that you are not a bad sample population to ask. Has anyone else had their resting HR change that quickly?
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Less cardio = more rested.
Less cardio = more rested. After hard workouts, your RHR will be elevated for a few days while your body recovers. If you haven't been doing hard cardio workouts, you're just more rested.
I like that line of logic.
I like that line of logic. It just kind of shocked me to see such a drop in my RHR. It's not like I'm not doing cardio, i'm rowing for 45/60 min a few times a week. thanks Gator.
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