Recovery...in a Nutshell

The "traditional" thought of the key to strength, speed and conditioning was training; more & more of it – harder and faster!! "No gain without pain", was and still is the frame of mind that most athletes have.

The REAL key to athletic success is recovery.

Here is a brief explanation: Contrary to popular belief, training per se does not make one stronger, faster or fitter. Those benefits only come afterwards, during recovery, when adaptation takes place. No matter how hard you train, without adequate recovery one not only squanders their hard training effort; but also struggle to recuperate for the next session.

And the harder and more frequently one trains, the more vital recovery becomes.

So you neglect recovery at your peril. And I’m not referring to the extreme problems of "over-reaching" or even "over-training". Many athletes, particularly those without the advantage of an expert coach to support and monitor their efforts, make the cardinal error of training too hard in the days leading up to competition. So what's happens....poor performance.

Here at Boulder Sports Performance, each training session is a high-level intensity, therefore, recovery IS vital. See you all tomorrow for Boulder High!!!