Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Reduced performance on the same course. Decreasing heart rate variability (HRV). Inability to get a good night’s sleep. Muscle soreness that doesn’t seem to go away. Decreased motivation to do training rides. Average power divided by average heart rate going down.
The above are classic indicators of fatigue but in fact may be at best tertiary metrics. Humans consist of 6-7% of their body weight in blood. During prolonged daily exercise what is happing to blood metrics and blood volume? I used to get a blood work once per year and the doc would say you are good to go. Is that enough?
Today, I am doing blood metrics once per month and monitoring changes resulting from diet and exercise.