Rest and Recovery After Exercise-Improve Sports Performance

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Complete 5 rounds for time:

10 (BW)Back Squats
10 Ring Dips
*BW= Body Weight

Today's (12/31) Class Schedule

6am 
and
"Open Gym"-1pm-3pm
No 6pm Class

Rest and Recovery After Exercise-Improve Sports Performance

Most athletes know that getting enough rest after exercise is essential to high-level performance, but many still over train and feel guilty when they take a day off. The body repairs and strengthens itself in the time between workouts, and continuous training can actually weaken the strongest athletes.

Rest days are critical to sports performance for a variety of reasons. Some are physiological and some are psychological. Rest is physically necessary so that the muscles can repair, rebuild and strengthen. For recreational athletes, building in rest days can help maintain a better balance between home, work and fitness goals.

In the worst-case scenario, too few rest and recovery days can lead to overtraining syndrome - a difficult condition to recover from.

What Happens During Recovery?

Building recovery time into any training program is important because...............Click here to continue