The Science of Knowing When NOT to Train Hard (HRV) with Dr. Mike T. Nelson

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Mike T. Nelson's Links: Website: Instagram: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - What brings Dr. Mike back? 01:20 Dr. Mike's background and how he landed in HRV research 05:45 What HRV is in plain language 09:06 How training stress changes HRV acutely and across recovery 16:00 Deload timing: proactive blocks vs reactive adjustments 26:55 Athlete vs lifestyle stress: using HRV to decide when to push or pull back 39:30 Aerobic base, breathing rate, and resilience 43:45 Supplements and what actually matters 49:00 Device accuracy, nightly measurements, and low resting HR caveats

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The Science of Knowing When NOT to Train Hard (HRV) with Dr. Mike T. Nelson is an episode from RP Strength Podcast by Dr. Mike Israetel, Nick Shaw.

This episode is 52:13 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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