Sore Muscles Phase 3 - Post Training Recovery
My strong hunch is that most people will be unable to avoid soreness at some
point and seek treatment. So that's why there's a few ways you can help reduce the severity of soreness
during your training as well as aid in the recovery process after your training.
Contrast Showers:
Done on your lumbar area, this involves using short bursts of hot and cold water
to improve the circulation. You can further stretch during this time to flush
new blood to the area.
Post Workout Nutrition:
After your workout your body is in a prime time to devour nutrients. This is an
ideal time to give it the protein it needs with the carbohydrates for energy
recovery. You see, if muscle soreness is caused by micro trauma resulting in cellular
damage then obviously you want to give your body plenty of materials quickly to
repair itself. Proper post workout nutrition can reduce the amount of soreness you can
experience.
Therapeutic Modulaities:
This can encompass such things as massage, sauna, whirlpool, chiropractic
adjustments, acupressure and others are among the more popular therapeutic
modalities. Make no mistake....
Recovery really begins when you leave the gym. Depending on factors such as
your level of fitness, age, medical conditions, you may be wise to use some or
all of these post workout recovery methods to speed up overall recovery. There's no magic formula per se but anything you can do to help speed the
recovery process will result in less muscular discomfort and quicker recovery
for the next workout.
Have you heard that 90% gym-goers overtrain 90% of the time? Could it be that simply "under-recovered" and could easily stand to train more
if only they could recover quicker?
Sleep:
While there is not a set number of hours you need to sleep as that depends on
the individuals schedule, personal preferences and level of stress it's still
clear that sleep is vital to recovery. This is the time your body repairs all that micro trauma.
If you aren't getting enough quality sleep, it can affect your overall recovery
and body's ability to repair itself. That can lead to prolonged muscle soreness.
The amount of sleep each person needs will vary. Make no mistake about muscle soreness...
It's uncomfortable!
But using any or all of the above recovery methods you can significantly reduce
the duration of muscle soreness. Create a periodized program that helps to keep your body in a state of recovery
and avoid overtraining.
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