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They continuously monitored heart rate and obtained salivary cortisol (SC) samples before and after the last training session of the week. The authors measured capillary blood lactate (La) 2, 4, and 8\u00a0min after the last training session and monitored recovery HRV. They assessed rating of perceived exertion (RPE) over the entire session and tested the association between the highest La concentration (La<jats:sub>peak<\/jats:sub>), SC, and RPE and relative changes (\u0394%) in the natural logarithm of the root-mean-square successive difference of intervals (LnRMSSD). The authors also calculated the smallest worthwhile change of the averaged pre and post LnRMSSD measurements. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> There were periods of pronounced bradycardia (60.5 [16.7]\u00a0beats\/min) during training exercises corresponding to apneic exercise. The magnitude-based inferences showed nonclinically meaningful changes of LnRMSSD. La<jats:sub>peak<\/jats:sub> (6.8 [2.7] mmol\/L) correlated positively with \u0394%LnRMSSD and \u0394%SC (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.89, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.001 and <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.61, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04, respectively). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> There was no change in LnRMSSD and La<jats:sub>peak<\/jats:sub>, \u0394%SC, and RPE indicated reduced sympathetic activation and positive adaptation to the stress imposed by the session. 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