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performing the OwnOptimizer Test 2–3 times a week.
Parasympathetic Overtraining (9)
Your heart rate has stayed at a low level, which is generally interpreted as a sign of a good recovery.
However, other parameters indicate parasympathetic overtraining. You may have trained with high
volumes for a long time, and recovery may not have been sufficient. Check for other signs of
overtraining, such as decreased performance, increased fatigue, mood disturbances, sleeping
problems, persistent muscle soreness, and/or a feeling of being burnt out or stale. You may also have
been subjected to other stresses.
In general, the development of parasympathetic overtraining requires a long history of heavy training
volumes. To recover from a state of parasympathetic overtraining, you have to recover body balance
completely. Recovering may take several weeks. You should not exercise, instead rest completely for
most of the recovery period. You can possibly have a few days with some light aerobic training in short
sessions, and only occasionally include short, high-intensity sessions.
You can also consider doing other than your main sport. However, it should be one you are familiar and
comfortable with. Monitor your recovery by performing the OwnOptimizer Test 2–3 times a week. Once
you feel you have recovered your body balance, and your result shows Normal State or Good recovery,
preferably more than once, you can then consider resuming training. Once you start training again,
begin a new testing period with new baseline measurements.
Before you radically change your training program, consider your OwnOptimizer results together with your
subjective feelings and any symptoms you may have. Repeat the OwnOptimizer test if you are unsure of the
standardized conditions. An individual test result can be affected by several external factors, such as
mental stress, latent illness, environmental changes (temperature, altitude), and others. You should
update the baseline calculations at least once a year, when you start a new training season.
OwnOptimizer Trend
Select Test > Optimizer > Trend
See how your OwnOptimizer value has been developing in the Trend menu. It includes 16 of your
latest OwnOptimizer values, and the dates when the results were recorded. When the trend file
becomes full, the latest result automatically replaces the oldest one.
The most recent test date, a graphical trend of your results, and the latest value are displayed. Press
OK to see the written description of the result. Scroll UP or DOWN to view other values.
Delete OwnOptimizer Value
Select Test > Optimizer > Trend
Select the value and press and hold LIGHT. Delete value? No/Yes is displayed. Confirm with OK.
Reset the Trend File
Select Test > Optimizer > Reset
You can reset the OwnOptimizer test period. All the test results will be deleted from the memory. When
taking the test after a 365-day test period, or for the first time in 30 days, Reset test period? is
displayed.
Analyzing Results with Software
Downloading test results to the software offers you the possibility of analyzing results in various ways,
as well as accessing more detailed information about your progress. The software also allows you to
make graphical comparisons with previous results.
10. USING A NEW TRANSMITTER
Teach a New Transmitter
If you purchase a new transmitter, it has to be introduced to the training computer. This is called
teaching and takes only a few seconds. Teaching ensures that your training computer receives signals
from your transmitter only, and enables disturbance-free exercise in a group.
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