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The Be Battle Ready podcast is where everyday athletes, adventurers, and seekers of strength come to forge resilience - in body, mind, and spirit.
Hosted by coach Simon Ward, each episode explores the true pillars of endurance: purposeful training, nourishing nutrition, restorative sleep, a resilient mindset, and the art of recovery. It’s designed especially for those in their 40s, 50s and beyond who refuse to rust - men and women who know that age is no excuse to stop sharpening the blade.
Whether you’re preparing for your next Ironman, rebuilding after setback, or simply training for the demands of life itself, this show will help you stay Battle Ready: strong, adaptable, and unbreakable.
Expect conversations with world-class coaches, scientists, and everyday warriors - those who walk the path of longevity and high performance - sharing wisdom, tactics, and stories from the front line of endurance.
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Wednesday May 02, 2018
Wednesday May 02, 2018
Dan Plews - More on Heart Rate Variability
Yorkshireman Dr. Dan Plews is one of the world's top exercise physiologists, and researcher at Auckland University. He is also a leading expert on the subject of Heart Rate Variability having written at least 8 papers on the subject. (https://www.plewsandprof.com/hrvpublications). He has spent the last few years advising the Kiwi Olympic Gold medalist rowers. On top of that, he currently advises 3 of the world's top Ironman distance triathletes.
A husband and father, he also manages to find the time to express his obvious endurance talent, having recently finished Ironman New Zealand as the fastest age grouper posting a time of 8hrs 35 minutes.
Clearly, he practices what he preaches and in today's conversation we discuss the practical ways to use heart rate variability to mange training load and maintain optimum health as we look at:
- The role of common sense in monitoring recovery
- What to do when the plan says train and HRV suggests rest
- Training slow vs. training fast - which is better?
- Why HRV rises when you train hard
- How to use the data provided by the HRV4 training app
- The 3 pillars of recovery that you should take note of when monitoring recovery
- Why you should prepare for sleep as diligently as you do for a track session
- You can’t manage what you can’t measure
- How your HRV score can predict your health in later life, and why HRV isn’t just for athletes. It's also an indicator of basic wellness.
Athletes: Fit, but unhealthy? An article by Paul Laursen and Phil Maffetone can be found here. https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-016-0048-x
Please visit their website https://www.plewsandprof.com/
Follow Dan on Instagram at theplews
For more information please go to www.SimonWardTriathlonCoach.com, or www.TheTriathlonCoach.com, or email Beth@thetriathloncoach.com.
7 years ago
Hey Simon, another great podcast. I’ve been using Elite HRV on and off for a few months, but as you mentioned, the data is a little confusing and doesn’t always correlate to how I’m feeling. I would be very interested in using another app and seeing how this correlates with my training. 11 weeks off from my first Ironman, exciting times, picking up pace and volume now. Happy I’ve done lots of base training 😊 you really have helped me on my Ironman journey so thank you so much for all these podcasts and introducing all these wonderful, knowledgeable people 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻