18/11/2020
Boost your recovery
As a basic requirement for your body to adapt to your training, it needs first of all a stimulus that is strong enough to trigger a response. This reaction occurs in the phase of recovery. During this period, all physiological systems react to this strain to be better prepared for further training. The human biological system is plastic, and after stress comes adaptation, but the process of regeneration takes time, which we must respect to avoid overloading, overtraining or injury. Factors that influence regeneration and adaptation are diverse and interdependent.
1.) Active recovery like easy yoga and cycling: addresses metabolic and psychological systems, used after HITT, 10-20’ duration
2.) Massage: neural-, structural-, psychological systems, applied within 2hours, min. 10’, moderate intensity
3.) Neuromuscular electrical stimulation: neural-, psychological systems, to increase blood-flow, asap after exercise
4.) Stretching: structural- (muscle tone), psychological system, static stretching immediately after exercise, mild-moderate intensity
5.) Cold-water immersion: psychological-, neural-, metabolic systems, asap after exercise, total duration: 10-15’, temperature range 10-15’
6.) Contrast water therapy (cold-warm): psychological-, neural-, metabolic systems, asap after exercise, Cold: 10-15*, Hot: 38-40*, 5-7rounds 1-2’
7.) Compression: lymphatic-, neural-, circulatory systems, applied immediately after exercise for minimum of 60’
8.) Sleep: all systems,
Bedroom: 19-21*, dark and quiet, comfortable bed and pillow
Electronics: avoid devices, TV in bed (unless 30min before sleep)
Food and Fluid: no caffeine to late, not to much fluids before go to bed, limit alcohol)
Behavoir: good sleep routine: duration and consistency (same time go to bed and wake up) Investigate relaxation, breathing techniques
9.) Nutrition: metabolic-, structural-, psychological systems, rehydrate to 1.5x the weighed fluid loss, refuel with appropriate carbohydrate, repair with proteins
Bruckner & Khan‘s Clinical Sports Medicine, 5th Edition 2017 Recovery Chapter 13 Shona Halson & Phil Glasgow, pp 200