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I think of cooldowns and active recovery not as “getting oxygen and blood to affected areas” (as if your body hadn’t been doing that during your workouts and isn’t always doing that, anyway 😁), but as: 1) A post-workout re-setting of the autonomic nervous system from high to low (cooldowns). I.e., “Stand down; at ease, soldier.” 2) Giving the body “a bit of the hair of the dog that bit it” (active recovery sessions). I.e., AR sessions are a reminder to the body: “Remember me? Yep, it’s me, training. Please do keep continuing to repair and adapt. I’ll be coming back later with more of the same, here’s what I’m referring to. Keep continuing to get the workshop ready for the next work session.”
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Thanks!
I’m huge fan of compression socks post-race. Definitively seems to reduce soreness for me. I also wear them during flights pre-race.
That's good to hear, I like them too. If it works, stick with it.
I think of cooldowns and active recovery not as “getting oxygen and blood to affected areas” (as if your body hadn’t been doing that during your workouts and isn’t always doing that, anyway 😁), but as:
1) A post-workout re-setting of the autonomic nervous system from high to low (cooldowns). I.e., “Stand down; at ease, soldier.”
2) Giving the body “a bit of the hair of the dog that bit it” (active recovery sessions). I.e., AR sessions are a reminder to the body: “Remember me? Yep, it’s me, training. Please do keep continuing to repair and adapt. I’ll be coming back later with more of the same, here’s what I’m referring to. Keep continuing to get the workshop ready for the next work session.”