The body rebuilding itself after injury or training stimulus.
Questions tagged [recovery]
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Why does the Bill Starr Rehab protocol work, if it does?
From here and other places around the internet, the Bill Starr rehab protocol for muscle-belly injuries is described like this:
Wait 3-4 days until the pain starts to “blur”, which
indicates that the immediate process of healing has stopped the
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user4644
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Am I getting sore too late?
Typically when I workout I am not sore the next day. I'm sore the day after the next day.
My workout buddy is always sore the very next day, and I think he usually recovers faster. I was wondering if anyone else has heard of this. Could it be a…
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Is there any benefit to having a sauna after weight lifting?
It certainly feels good, but does it help at all with muscle relaxation and recovery?
Or there any dangers with over heating a worked muscle?
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How to think about muscle fatigue?
I'm trying to figure out how to think about Fatigue. A simple model one can start with is that if a muscle is used more, then it's fatigued more. However, suppose one is on leg day and is at the end of a set of heavy 5x5 squats, if they train bench…
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What is the effective time interval limit for recovery right after the exercise
In the literature there are some contradictory findings about the food intake after exercise. What is the effective time to start eating after exercise and how many hours later the effectiveness decrease for recovery?
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Effective ways to decrease recovery time
What are some effective ways to decrease recovery time? I find my recovery times are in excess of 30 minutes after hard exercise, such as sprinting (on a road bike), despite exercising fairly regularly.
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Why is my speed of thought reduced on days after doing a lot of sports?
I have noticed several times that my speed of thought is significantly reduced on days after doing a lot of (very tiring) sports. I notice this since I'm working on my master's thesis, thus having to think about a lot of complex stuff all day. On…
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If using bike or jog commutes as active recovery, how much can I push and still count as active recovery?
Since it's a commute, we tend to also want our speeds to be reasonable. Getting there in less time encourages us to cycle there more often. Even if you live close to work, a round trip can make the recovery ride long enough for a workout done the…
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How do I recover from a several hour large calorie burn on the elliptical?
I'm trying to lose some weight, and had to watch some youtube videos for review, so I just spent the last 5 hours (about 3500 calories) on an elliptical doing max resistance and max incline, and 2 hours later it feels like needles are sticking in me…
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Gently stretching a lightly sprained ankle
I went over on my ankle (inversion) about halfway through a 5k run. Seemed ok at the time but 24h later I can feel the muscle 'pang' when I walk on it. Currently it's not overly sore but I know that if I keep putting weight on it, it will get…
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How much significant growth occurs on rest days?
After the moment you wake up after a workout day how much actual significant muscle growth occurs in the 24 hours ahead?
Or are rest days to prevent over training and full restoration of strength?
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Working out consecutive days with longer resting periods
Supose you can only work out for five days, and you know you won't be able to do so in a couple of weeks after. Would it be better to work out five days on a row, since you'll have a longer than usual resting period, or would it be better to work…
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