Workouts that energise everyone else leave me wrecked

Recovery capacity is partly genetic, how fast you clear exercise stress and rebuild depends on genes affecting inflammation and stress-hormone clearance.

Why it happens

Two people can do the same session and walk away in opposite states. If your body clears the stress chemistry of hard exercise slowly, daily intense training digs a hole instead of building fitness. The fatigue is a signal, not a weakness.

One thing to try

Put a genuine rest day between your two hardest sessions this week. Watch whether your performance rises rather than drops.

Each decode is a research-backed tendency, not a diagnosis. A tap tells you how your body is likely wired and what to try, it does not label you, and nothing here is a substitute for a doctor where a medical question is involved.