Athlete Recovery Day

Work-In
Recovery Day
LLT
LMT
ULT
UMT
GPR
GAR
LPR
LAR
HISS
HIIT
SISS
SIIT

Aside from adequate sleep and nutrition, the athlete can focus on the following strategies between Sessions. The more strategies performed, the higher chance the athlete will be fully recovered for the next workout or training session.

The following strategies can be done at any point throughout the day but may be useful to do them in this order:
- Upon Waking: Contrast Shower to help with circulation and removal of muscle waste.
- Morning Recovery WorkIn: Stretching with Pool Exercise helps to improve tissue extensibility, venous return, and circulation.
- Lunch or Early Afternoon: Sauna has been shown to enhance hypertrophy.
- Afternoon before 3: Nap or Non-sleep Deep rest with a Tea Meditation
- Evening: Normatech Boots is a compression strategy to squeeze muscles and promote circulation.
- Evening: E-Stim causes muscles to contract without using ATP(energy) which helps to remove metabolic waste in a muscle.

Again, not all of these strategies have to be performed. It's important the athlete is not stressing out trying to do all of this. If time is permitted, then do it all, otherwise pick your favorites and make sure to add them to the athlete's itinerary.

Recovery Blocks

Recovery Strategies
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GAR ULT
Contrast Bath or Shower: Cold->Hot Immersion
The Cold Immersion to Hot Immersion or contrast bath/shower is used to help deliver nutrients to the body by enhancing fluid dynamics and help enhance the lymphatic system to remove wastes from training. Use as a part of a recovery day, not between competitive events or during multiple events in a day. Can be used at the end of a training session if it's the last thing you do that day. PROTOCOL: 1 min Cold (50F): 1 minute Hot(104F)- End after Hot 7 times
Set Time
1 10min h:m:s

1min of Cold, 1min of Hot for 10min

Joint Mobility Routine C
Set Reps
1 2-5min
Joint Mobility Routine D
Set Time
1 2-5min h:m:s
Pool: Gentle Swim
Set Time
1 30min h:m:s
GPR
Recovery: Steam and/or Sauna
Spend a minimum of 10 minutes in a Steam and/or Sauna
Set Time
1 20min h:m:s
GPR ULT
Legs Up PNS Breathing
Set Reps
1 5min
GPR
Recovery: Take a Nap
Take a 15-20 minute max nap. Anything longer than 20 minutes is technically sleep and will disrupt your evening sleep rhythms. Try to take your nap before 4pm.
Set Reps
1 20min
GPR
Tea Meditation
Set Time
1 20min h:m:s

Alternatively, the athlete may nap for 20 min. Ideal before 3pm.

ULT
Normatech Recovery Compression
Normatech is a compression system used to help flush waste through the lymphatic system and to help normalize fluid dynamics.
Set Reps
1 45min
LPR
Recovery: Electric Muscle Stimulation
Use an electric muscle stimulation device on recovery settings in areas of the body that need recovery. This will help settle down the sympathetic response to muscles. It will also aid in flushing metabolic waste.
Set Time
1 30min h:m:s

Perform on the tightest areas of the body.