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The Athlete's Guide to Recovery
Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance
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2024
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"Perfect for athletes in need of a reminder that being quick with their recovery efforts isn’t a quick fix. This impressive book shows how slowing down speeds up results in the gym, on the road, and beyond." - Library Journal, Starred ReviewAn invaluable guide to help athletes maximize training gains by making the most of their recovery time.
Recovery—physical and mental—is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. But which practices and devices really make a difference in recovery, and which should be avoided? What will truly maximize performance?
In this second edition of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, endurance and recovery coach Sage Rountree, PhD, explains exactly how to get the most out of training by optimizing recovery time. She provides easy-to-follow and practical recovery tips that include:
How athletes can measure their own state of recovery
What can go wrong when recovery is insufficient
Proven techniques to enhance recovery and improve performance
Evaluations of current tech devices
Sample recovery plans for all types of training and competition
Emphasizing the fundamentals of sleep, nutrition, and stress management, this second edition features up-to-date research that has emerged to support the importance of these basic recovery strategies and includes a much-needed, careful look at new devices on the market. Whether self-coached, coached, or team-sport athletes, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery provides readers with an evidence-based approach to finding the right balance between stress and rest.
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Edition
2/2024
Copyright Year
2024
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-8147-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-8148-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
234
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1. Why Recovery Matters No access
2. Avoiding Overtraining No access
3. Qualitative Measurements of Recovery No access
4. Quantitative Measurements of Recovery No access
5. Recovery from Injury and Illness No access
6. Active Recovery No access
7. Stress Reduction No access
8. Sleep No access
9. Nutrition and Hydration No access
10. Supplements No access
11. Cold and Heat No access
12. Home Technological Aids No access
13. Other Technological Aids No access
14. Massage No access
15. Self-Massage No access
16. Restorative Yoga No access
17. Meditation and Breathing No access
18. Putting It Together No access
19. Recovery from Short-Distance Training and Racing No access
20. Recovery from Long-Distance Training and Racing No access
Notes No access Pages 205 - 214
References and Further Reading No access Pages 215 - 226
