Individual training prescribed by heart rate variability, heart rate and well-being scores in experienced cyclists.

ABSTRACT: Optimizing the training of endurance athletes involves the nuanced balance between overload and recovery. Monitoring recovery effectively requires integrating multiple variables. This study evaluates the efficacy of training protocols guided by vagally-mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV), resting heart rate (RHR), and subjective well-being (WB) scores in improving cycling performance. It also explores the relationships between physiological and subjective measures. Twenty-eight experienced male cyclists were divided into three groups: vmHRV-only (Group 1), vmHRV + WB (Group 2), and vmHRV + WB + RHR (Group 3). Over 40 days, participants recorded daily vmHRV, RHR, and WB scores and followed customised training protocols. Pre- and post-intervention cycling tests assessed maximal power (Pm

SUBMITTER: Alfonso C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12485039 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature