Posts Tagged by recovery
9/16/14 Digest
| September 16, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
The day started so promising! I woke up and got up at 5am so that I could see my ponies before school and feed them left over baby carrots from my lunches. To increase the chances that I would get to touch my ponies for the first time in 10 days I made gloriously delicious […] more
Recovery Thoughts III
| February 28, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been six days. Recovery. It does the body good. Six days post race and I’ve tried to run once. It was an absolute, miserable failure. Muscles? Calves are still the tiniest bit tight but it’s so minor I really didn’t think it was a problem. Neuro/central fatigue component? I can’t even begin to describe […] more
Recovery Thoughts II
| February 26, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I summarized yesterday’s post with the statement: The major consequences of stress/stimulus applied during a run is muscle damage, fuel depletion, and psychological/emotional stress. In order to fully utilize them again, you need to repair or refill them to capacity. Tomorrow we are going to add a caveat to that statement: “….You need to repair […] more
Thoughts on Recovery I
| February 25, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s fitting that recovery is on my mind, since now 2 days after a race is usually when I’m convinced I will never ever walk normally again. Doesn’t it seem like a crap shoot what’s sore after a work out? I mean, I know that theoretically the cycle is that muscles are stressed and then […] more
