Recovery
Todd Durkin’s 10 Most Powerful Tips for Better Recovery
Recovery can change your life... I’d know because it changed mine. After lying motionless on a football field in France, I was left with only one option: Embrace the recovery [...]
Your Turkey Bowl Recovery Plan
If the Turkey Bowl was your first live action in a few weeks (or years), chances are you’re feeling tighter than a cooked turkey on the Friday and Saturday after [...]
Examining the Science Behind 4 Popular Recovery Techniques
In a previous article, I discussed how proper eating, sleeping and hydration are the biggest factors in helping your body recover after a workout. But for those who already have [...]
Boost Your Sleep and Boost Your Game
Got game? Get ZZZZss-- The Role of Sleep and Performance Amy Jamieson-PetonicWorking with fitness minded folks, I get lots of questions about how to...
New Research Shows Aerobic Activity Shortly After Sustaining a Concussion Drastically Decreases Recovery Time
For decades, the prescription for a concussion was rest, rest and more rest. Only once the symptoms subsided should exercise resume. But new research from the University of Toronto shows [...]
Why Seeing a Physical Therapist—Even if You Don’t Think You’re Injured—Can Make You a Better Athlete
If you've ever played a sport or engaged in serious strength training, odds are good that you've been injured at one point or another. The trauma could've been anything from [...]
The Missing Component of Your Wrestling Training Program
Going head-to-head against an opponent on the wrestling mat requires many attributes, including speed, strength, and endurance. All are important, but one attribute stands above the rest and can give [...]
4 Ways to Stay Productive While Recovering From a Concussion
Being sidelined with a concussion is frustrating. There’s nothing to ice, no surgery to schedule and no physical therapy to endure, which can leave you feeling helpless and devoid of [...]
Why ‘Autoregulation’ Is Your Easiest Path to Better Workout Recovery
Although not as exciting as the latest training program or nutrition strategy, recovery is a pivotal part of athletic development. Overtraining, under-sleeping and over-stressing can all lead to poor recovery [...]
Recovery Workouts Will Take Your Training Results to the Next Level
What do you do when you have been training hard and wake up one morning feeling like you just got hit by a truck? Well, the last thing you probably [...]