There has been some discussion lately about the necessity of recovery during training. So how much and what recovery do we need? How do we fit in all our training, cross-training, weights, etc. and still have time for recovery? What can we do to recover faster? How much recovery is needed prior to taper? How do you balance training hard and training and recovery?
It sucks getting old. I'm sore as hell. :toohurt:
So how much and what recovery do we need?
Reg swimming you can practically swim every day because it is much less impact on your muscles than weightlifting.
I used to be able to do this when I was younger. Log 6k+ workouts 5 days a week. Not anymore. If i do 6 to 7K in a workout, I take the next day off, or do a 2.5k swim at max. Around age 40 (41 now) is when I really started to notice the increased recovery time.
So how much and what recovery do we need?
Reg swimming you can practically swim every day because it is much less impact on your muscles than weightlifting.
I used to be able to do this when I was younger. Log 6k+ workouts 5 days a week. Not anymore. If i do 6 to 7K in a workout, I take the next day off, or do a 2.5k swim at max. Around age 40 (41 now) is when I really started to notice the increased recovery time.
