Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi #1200 You Are Not Overstressed, You Are Under Recovered - The Fastest Way to Raise HRV with Justin Roethlingshoefer
Dec 29, 2025
In this chat, Justin Roethlingshoefer, a human performance expert and founder of Own It Coaching, dives deep into the significance of heart rate variability (HRV) for health and recovery. He highlights how HRV serves as your nervous system's early warning system and explains the critical link between HRV and factors like sleep, nutrition, and training intensity. Justin argues that most people are under-recovered rather than overstressed and offers practical strategies to boost HRV, emphasizing the importance of quality sleep and mindful eating.
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Compare Trends, Not People
- HRV varies by age and individual capacity so comparing to others is misleading.
- Use population ranges for context but focus on your own trend and resilience.
Race Stress Tanked HRV And Immunity
- Justin described pre-race nervous activation that dropped his HRV and left him exhausted at the event.
- After the race he got sick because his immune system was suppressed by chronic nervous-system overactivation.
Book Launch Burnout Became A Panic Attack
- Ben Azadi ignored declining HRV while launching a book and developed palpitations and a panic attack.
- After urgent care and lifestyle changes (gaps between meetings, less caffeine) his HRV and heart rate recovered.
