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Allostatic Recovery Week
An allostatic recovery week cuts training and raises sleep when chronic stress wear shows in mood, illness, and suppressed HRV for days.
An allostatic recovery week lowers cumulative stress wear—sleep extension, training cut, boundary resets, and reduced news or conflict exposure—when flat mood, illness, and HRV suppression stack for ten-plus days. Allostatic load is wear from chronic demand; recovery weeks pay the bill with actions, not supplements alone.
One week may not fix months of overload; repeat until leading metrics green.
Common questions
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How is an allostatic recovery week different from a deload?
Deloads target training; allostatic weeks also cut cognitive load, improve sleep, and reset boundaries when life stress—not only gym volume—drove the wear.
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