It seems as if your RHR can be normal, yet you can still be overtrained? Or would some of you argue that RHR is the tell-all of overtraining?
sustained fatigue
a failure to progress in a training program
a decrease in the level of personal performance following a several day recovery period
an increase in mild illnesses recorded in a training diary
increased sleeping heart rate
a decrease in maximal physical performance
a decrease in maximal exercise induced heart rate, a rise in one's AM resting heart rate, or an increase in heart rate for an level of activity.
a decrease in the ratio of blood lactate concentration to ratings of perceived exertion at maximal work loads
a decrease in the clearance of blood lactic acid from min. 3 to min. 12 post maximal anaerobic activity
a decreased intramuscular utilization of carbohydrates at maximal exercise levels
a decrease in blood glucose, lactate, ammonia, glycerol, free fatty acids, albumin, LDL, VLDL cholesterol, hemoglobin level (transient), leukocytes
absence of an increase of serum cortisol normally induced by 30 min. of acute exercise
lowering of VO2max
nocturnal catecholamine excretion decreased markedly contrary to exercise-related plasma catecholamine responses which increased more than expected.
resting and exercise-related cortisol and aldosterone levels decreased.
sustained fatigue
a failure to progress in a training program
a decrease in the level of personal performance following a several day recovery period
an increase in mild illnesses recorded in a training diary
increased sleeping heart rate
a decrease in maximal physical performance
a decrease in maximal exercise induced heart rate, a rise in one's AM resting heart rate, or an increase in heart rate for an level of activity.
a decrease in the ratio of blood lactate concentration to ratings of perceived exertion at maximal work loads
a decrease in the clearance of blood lactic acid from min. 3 to min. 12 post maximal anaerobic activity
a decreased intramuscular utilization of carbohydrates at maximal exercise levels
a decrease in blood glucose, lactate, ammonia, glycerol, free fatty acids, albumin, LDL, VLDL cholesterol, hemoglobin level (transient), leukocytes
absence of an increase of serum cortisol normally induced by 30 min. of acute exercise
lowering of VO2max
nocturnal catecholamine excretion decreased markedly contrary to exercise-related plasma catecholamine responses which increased more than expected.
resting and exercise-related cortisol and aldosterone levels decreased.