Anybody had decreasing resting HR with decreasing fitness?

[J Wakefield]

1 hour ago, RobertWhitehead said:

the clue is in the name me thinks, I think it is safe to say that @Rapunzelis a female 

In todays times people are identifying as a double door fridge, so respect to Rapunzel and all but you never know. 

[eala]

Much more info needed like age for example .Ex Springbok rugby player friend that has always been fit ,trained his whole life ,all the cardiovascular parameters are excellent ,needed a pacemaker for a heart rate disturbance .Lots of very fit people end up with large floppy hearts that give rhythm problems .Go see a cardiologist . I discovered that i have two leaking heart valves only after ten years of serious cycling  

[mazambaan]

10 hours ago, eala said:

Much more info needed like age for example .Ex Springbok rugby player friend that has always been fit ,trained his whole life ,all the cardiovascular parameters are excellent ,needed a pacemaker for a heart rate disturbance .Lots of very fit people end up with large floppy hearts that give rhythm problems .Go see a cardiologist . I discovered that i have two leaking heart valves only after ten years of serious cycling  

This. A friend doing a different sport noticed his endurance decreasing despite training etc (doesn't monitor his heart rate). GP sent him to cardiac guy and he's having his investigation for stents etc tomorrow.

[Rapunzel]

18 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

There would need to be more context in the info. Reading it with the limited info it is the following:

Fitness has dropped (presume to less riding and training)
hasn't felt good on the bike (would be a normal reaction to loss of fitness 
Resting Heart rate is 5 beats lower than normal

This isn't enough info to say this person is over trained. Possibly could be a variable but he has mentioned nothing on his last 4-6 weeks of training volume. 

Has he been restricting meals to lose weight? if so, no energy and power is a typically a 1st sign. 

Typically 5 beats difference up or down is not a red flag when looking at variability. 

More info and you can start to investigate why. 

So context: 47yo female, 15 years mtb'ing (mostly competitive)

Training load dropped over Dec and early Jan to about 70% of previous load 

No dietary changes or calorie restrictions

Have added 2 x 4km runs per week in past month 

Have been considering the possibility of a potassium deficiency so started taking some electrolytes yesterday and tweaking diet to include potassium-rich foods. 

Will give feedback in a few days 

[J Wakefield]

Just now, Rapunzel said:

So context: 47yo female, 15 years mtb'ing (mostly competitive)

Training load dropped over Dec and early Jan to about 70% of previous load 

No dietary changes or calorie restrictions

Have added 2 x 4km runs per week in past month 

Have been considering the possibility of a potassium deficiency so started taking some electrolytes yesterday and tweaking diet to include potassium-rich foods. 

Will give feedback in a few days 

What is the training volume per week please?

example: Week 1 10hrs 2 15hrs etc 
Intensity of each ride?
How many rides per week 

How has sleep quality been? 
Are you trying to lose weight by cutting calories?

[Adriandup]

50 minutes ago, Rapunzel said:

So context: 47yo female, 15 years mtb'ing (mostly competitive)

Training load dropped over Dec and early Jan to about 70% of previous load 

No dietary changes or calorie restrictions

Have added 2 x 4km runs per week in past month 

Have been considering the possibility of a potassium deficiency so started taking some electrolytes yesterday and tweaking diet to include potassium-rich foods. 

Will give feedback in a few days 

Have you checked Thyroid? sounds similar to somebody else I know. Don't know if its scientifically proven but doc at the time said they were seeing more cases of early onset thyroid issues iin cases post covid+

[Frosty]

How does the OP feel in hot conditions? Most of the country has had very hot conditions over the last few weeks.

[The Ouzo]

57 minutes ago, Frosty said:

How does the OP feel in hot conditions? Most of the country has had very hot conditions over the last few weeks.

are you asking if the OP is Hot ?  

['Dale]

2 hours ago, Rapunzel said:

So context: 47yo female, 15 years mtb'ing (mostly competitive)

Training load dropped over Dec and early Jan to about 70% of previous load 

No dietary changes or calorie restrictions

Have added 2 x 4km runs per week in past month 

Have been considering the possibility of a potassium deficiency so started taking some electrolytes yesterday and tweaking diet to include potassium-rich foods. 

Will give feedback in a few days 

And with female physiology at that age, Rapunzel. There are so many intricacies. 🌻

[Rapunzel]

5 hours ago, 'Dale said:

And with female physiology at that age, Rapunzel. There are so many intricacies. 🌻

This is true but last trip to the doc says I still have a few years grace  

7 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

What is the training volume per week please?

example: Week 1 10hrs 2 15hrs etc 
Intensity of each ride?
How many rides per week 

How has sleep quality been? 
Are you trying to lose weight by cutting calories?

Averaging between 9 and 11 hrs per week but not much structure. Normally 2 hard rides per week of 1-1.5hrs (2min or 4min interval session or hills zone 4-5 or IDT) and 1 easier longer ride (3-3.5hrs zone 1 and 2, occasionally a bit in 3) and then 1 or 2 shorter easier recovery rides with my daughter (zone 1 and 2)

Sleep has been a bit off with the load shedding but still about 7hrs and definitely not cutting calories.