I’m leaner than I’ve ever been… but something wasn’t adding up.

On the surface, everything looked right. Body fat was low. Strength was solid. The scale was moving. But my recovery data told a different story and ignoring it would’ve been a mistake.

In this episode of the Let’s Parley Podcast, I break down what happened during this phase of fat loss, why my HRV started trending downward at single-digit body fat, and how I realized the issue wasn’t effort or discipline — it was recovery.

We talk about:

•What HRV actually tells you about recovery and nervous system stress

•Why fat loss becomes a precision game once you’re already lean

•How stacking “good stressors” can quietly backfire

•Why more volume doesn’t mean more progress in a deficit

•The nutrition and training adjustments I’m making moving forward

This episode is for anyone who’s training consistently but feels run down…

Anyone chasing fat loss without wanting to sacrifice long-term health…

And anyone learning that discipline sometimes means pulling back, not pushing harder.

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