[zenaloha]

Glad to hear things are starting to feel better for you Brian!

I conducted a HR drift test last weekend and my AeT dropped by about 10-15 bpm which is why working out near the top of my old Z2 felt so strained. I’ve since reset my zones and have returned to every other day aerobic training with 1 hour long incline treadmill sessions in Z1 and Z2. Feeling much more recovered and stronger after these sessions than before the zone reset. The one strange, nagging symptom is a tickle in the back of my throat / nose that starts ~2 hours after the workout and lasts for the rest of the day (all workouts are first thing in the morning before work and the kids wake up). It’s the same feeling I get at the start of a cold. It’s totally gone by the following morning, so I’m not too concerned about it and am attributing it to the normal lowering of immune function after a training session.

Planning to continue this training schedule for another couple weeks before doing another HR drift test to see if I can start slowly moving back up to my previous zones and training load.

Hope your recovery continues to go well and your back at peak form before any scheduled trips or events!

[zenaloha]

Thanks for the advice Andy and Rachel. I had no idea COVID could cause my AeT to decrease. I figured I was just muscularly deconditioned with a little loss of aerobic capacity, so this is a big shock. Planning to conduct a HR drift test this coming weekend, will reset zones from there, and take it very slowly. Thanks again for the evidence-based advice!

Risto

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