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"Overreaching" might be a better word. Overtraining would be doing that kind of workout every week instead of every few months. But yes, I'm probably making mi

"Overreaching" might be a better word. Overtraining would be doing that kind of workout every week instead of every few months. But yes, I'm probably making mistakes. I've never trained seriously until very recently. I reached my current level of fitness more or less by accident with a few thousand miles of hiking.

nabla9 8y ago
Avoiding overtraining is one reason to train with good heart rate monitor. In some days you must run much slower than other days because of stress, lack of sleep and rest. When you hit your upper limits, it's a sing to slow down. Suddenly reduced HRV is another sign of overtrtraining. Good heart rate monitors (some Polar models with a strap) can do Orthostatic Test and give even more accurate information than heart rate. https://www.polar.com/blog/heart-rate-variability-and-orthostatic-test-lets-talk-polar/ https://www.polar.com/blog/heart-rate-variability-and-orthos...
ip26 8y ago
Mountains, perhaps thanks to summit fever, really seduces people into overreaching, and cover up the clues at the same time. "I got to the summit, so it's all good!" you think. I really can't recommend "Training For the New Alpinism" enough. It really disabused me of that notion, and after a year or two of conscientious work I can hike the same trails with a smile & easy breathing, faster than I once could dripping sweat & suffering. A sport heart rate monitor is also extremely valuable.
- jniedrauer 8y ago
  Heh, I've actually been doing TFNA for about two months now. Just finished the "transition period."
  - ip26 8y ago
    If you're having these days where your heart rate is elevated for weeks after, during your transition period, you either started off with way too much work or you're not tracking your work honestly. In just a month or two during the base period you will wind up doing more than double what you're doing right now, so it's very important that what you're doing right now is really quite easy to sustain. Also, heart rate zones! Make sure you are following them!
    - jniedrauer 8y ago
      About once a month I take a weekend to go to my absolute physical limits, and then take a half week or so of rest. It's probably not healthy, and it's certainly not good training, but it sure is fun. Not many people get to say they've seen the enchantments or deep into the goat rocks wilderness in the dead of winter.

nabla9 8y ago

Avoiding overtraining is one reason to train with good heart rate monitor. In some days you must run much slower than other days because of stress, lack of sleep and rest. When you hit your upper limits, it's a sing to slow down. Suddenly reduced HRV is another sign of overtrtraining. Good heart rate monitors (some Polar models with a strap) can do Orthostatic Test and give even more accurate information than heart rate. https://www.polar.com/blog/heart-rate-variability-and-orthostatic-test-lets-talk-polar/ https://www.polar.com/blog/heart-rate-variability-and-orthos...

ip26 8y ago

Mountains, perhaps thanks to summit fever, really seduces people into overreaching, and cover up the clues at the same time. "I got to the summit, so it's all good!" you think. I really can't recommend "Training For the New Alpinism" enough. It really disabused me of that notion, and after a year or two of conscientious work I can hike the same trails with a smile & easy breathing, faster than I once could dripping sweat & suffering. A sport heart rate monitor is also extremely valuable.

jniedrauer 8y ago
Heh, I've actually been doing TFNA for about two months now. Just finished the "transition period."
- ip26 8y ago
  If you're having these days where your heart rate is elevated for weeks after, during your transition period, you either started off with way too much work or you're not tracking your work honestly. In just a month or two during the base period you will wind up doing more than double what you're doing right now, so it's very important that what you're doing right now is really quite easy to sustain. Also, heart rate zones! Make sure you are following them!
  - jniedrauer 8y ago
    About once a month I take a weekend to go to my absolute physical limits, and then take a half week or so of rest. It's probably not healthy, and it's certainly not good training, but it sure is fun. Not many people get to say they've seen the enchantments or deep into the goat rocks wilderness in the dead of winter.