Questions tagged [recovery]
The body rebuilding itself after injury or training stimulus.
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What would be drawbacks (apart from pain) and benefits to go to gym with sore muscles?
I have been lazy... so after a few year break I decided to hit the gym again. I put on only fraction of weight of what I was doing 'back then'... and I couldn't even go through all the exercises, I ...
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Back to the gym after ilness
I was ill, a flu, or other infection. I know that I had to suspend training sessions. This time it was 2 weeks, so nothing really special. It happens to me from time to time, and usually 2-3 weeks are ...
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Does overtraining cause an initial increase in testosterone levels in men?
I'm a mid-twenties fairly athletic male and I typically exercise on a regular basis. One an average week, I will olympic lift ~3-4 times and play various sports (surf, volleyball, jiu jitsu, etc.) a ...
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Rotator Cuff Exercise in The Context Of A 5 Day Workout
I apologize if this already has an answer, but the wither questions all seemed slightly different, so I’ll give it a shot here and see what I get.
Currently I have a five day work out plan setup like ...
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How does a middle-aged person know when he is over-exercising? [closed]
The middle-aged person is in his early 40s. His sole purpose of exercising is to keep healthy. Looking good and having an attractive body is not a concern. Over-exercising can lead to damage of body ...
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Sore glutes from running
General question: why would the upper glute area (piriformis, gluteus minimus, gluteus medius) get disproportionately tight and sore from running?
For me, the tightness and soreness in this specific ...
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I swim 3 days a week — How much and when should I run, and lift dumbbells?
I recently took up on swimming in the mornings, monday, wednesday and friday
Occasionally, I also run. I can easily do 6K or 10K (and rarely sometimes 15k)
I want to exercise more often, ...
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I workout everyday. Weightlifting in the morning and crossfit after work and I never take a rest day
I don't ever feel sore though. I'm afraid that I'm not seeing the gains and muscle definition I want too because of these training style. I should have abs, but don't see them. And before anyone says ...
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Increasing muscle mass in my left leg considering the following conditions?
I had an operation for an ACL tear in my left knee and physiotherapy for tennis elbow in my right hand plus a weird problem in my right wrist.
What happened because of these - My left leg looks ...
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Cardio/workout recovery: Potato chips v sports drink
I have a question on recovery after cardio. Given that hydrating and electrolyte post-workout is vital, what is the virtue of sports drinks over water+potato chips (baked)? To be clear, this is a ...
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Should you massage then stretch or stretch then massage your muscles?
When you're doing both, should you use a roller to massage your muscles first, stretch first, or does it not matter?
My routine includes trying to do this twice a day which includes after running, ...
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Sexual arousal to speed up recovery?
Is it a viable post-workout method to make one's self sexually aroused for prolonged periods of time?
Studies show that sexual arousal increases test. in both males and females and etc. I assume this ...
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I feel recuperated immediately the next day after an intense workout. Okay to workout more?
This question kind of seems like the "am I working out too hard?" question, but it's a bit different.
This question asks about whether or not one should trust their body or a timeframe.
I worked my ...
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Training On Saturday and Sunday
I've been lifting for a couple of months, Mon-Wed-Fri, no problem.
I changed jobs and now I'm thinking about changing it to Sat-Wed-Sun — I am a lot busier on weekdays now.
I know it will impede my ...
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Elbows cracking and popping [closed]
I recently began to use many movements that are stressful on elbows all at once — pull-ups, pull-up holds, L-sit on paralletes, etc.
My elbows were sore afterwards — so I sensibly chopped out most of ...
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Window to utilize protein after weightlifting?
Suppose I did a weightlifting session at an intensity that stimulates muscle growth. At what period of time after the session does my consumption of protein stop contributing to the growth of the ...
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Combining squats and deadlifts: do deadlifts on light or heavy squat day?
Currently I'm doing 3 workouts per week: Monday, Wednseday, Friday. There's two workout templates, A and B, which simply alternate. It's basically the StrongLifts 5x5 and Starting Strength approach. ...
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Stretch marks during weight training
I am 15 and my height is 5 ft. 7. I started working out about two months ago. I only did tricep push ups, bicep curls, and skull crushers because I was warned that workouts will stunt my growth. I ...
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What are some preventives or palliatives for vocal cord strain (from "overuse")?
I am going to be delivering a lecture 75-80 minutes in length. In practicing it lately, I find that my throat/vocal cords are a little fatigued afterwards and sometimes during the rehearsal. I'm not ...
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Recovery from different exercise types
I am no exercise addict, but I do have the willpower to exercise almost every day. Hell, I'll even exercise twice daily! Though I suspect I shouldn't.
I've read a bit about exercise recovery (I'd ...
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why do we need more rest when lifting heavy?
in relation to this question below:
possible paths to increase bench press from 140kg (308 lbs) to 160 kg (352 lbs) - for 1o reps
rest time which is around 48-72 hours at the level you are, or ...
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Will tight muscles stop you from becoming stronger or cause injuries?
Between workouts I tend to be a little lazy about stretching, so I'm wondering if I'm hurting myself or my performance by not stretching much between workouts.
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How to help recovery after long-distance cycling race?
Yesterday I finished an anual bike race - 100km of cross-country riding with 6000m total elevation that many amateurs (over 2000) around here attempt. For most people it takes between 5 and 12 hours ...
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Recovery Run vs Rest Day
I have question with regards to rest days & recovery runs.
The last three days I ran rather intensely (Interval & Intesive Durationrun). Today i was supposed to take a "rest day". (To be ...
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Studies About Rest Time
I'm trying to figure out how long I should rest between exercising a particular muscle group.
Have any studies been done that correlate the muscle-mass gain with the number of days between sets?
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Knee and muscle mobility following injury [closed]
I am a footballer at a high level and I am undergoing problems with regards to growth. In November 14 I shattered new bone in my knee due to growth I was out for 10months and returned September Last ...
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Getting back in shape after being bedridden for 4 months
Background:I have suffered a severe shoulder injury, and have therefore been completely bedridden the last four months. This has resulted in some extra kilos around my belly, enough to make me look ...
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Is alternating between push ups and pull ups everyday overtraining?
I've started working out consistently at home for the first time. My workouts include some daily exercises for improving posture (I have rounded shoulders and anterior pelvic tilt) and also some ...
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MY CHEST IS UNEQUAL.Help me make them equal.please [duplicate]
My chests are not equal.My left chest is fully outward and developed and where as my right is full pressed in.PLEASE help me to make both sides equal. this is affecting my abs to making them unequal.
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What is the effective time interval limit for recovery right after the exercise [closed]
In the literature there are some contradictory findings about the food intake after exercise. What is the effective time to start eating after exercise and how many hours later the effectiveness ...
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Do we need contiguous sleep for gains?
We know that sleep is important for gains, but does that sleep need to be contiguous?
What if we slept in phases, each time waking up after REM sleep, and then going to bed a couple hours later?
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Strengthening rolled ankle
I know we have the question about what to do immediately after a rolled ankle, but this is different.
About 5 months ago I rolled my ankle, and I rested it and went to physio. However, it's still ...
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What is the best posture (stand, sit, etc) to take when resting during intense training (such as for kickboxing)?
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In college, I had the honor of participating in a wrestling training seminar led by a coach of an elite wrestling program in the States. During the lesson, he (the coach) mentioned that he ...
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"Continuous Passive Motion" (CPM) for Joint Healing, Effective? How?
First of all - I expect this question to get very little attention: It's amazing how little attention people who work out seem to give to joint health.
Anyway, it seems that moving the joint "...
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Recovery lifestyle such as training scheduling and dieting for gluten-intolerant endurance runner?
Gluten-intolerance has surprises such as supplements with gluten, non-gluten products with gluten-contamination and non-absorption of necessary building products such as proteins and vitamins to the ...
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Weakness in shoulder a few days after archery. Why did I get weaker why?
I am a 14 year old girl, and not in very good shape. 5 days ago I went to archery practice, with my 40lb bow.
The first 40 arrows weren't a problem for me, but when I got to 50 I began to shake. I ...
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Exercises/Self-massage with shoulder pain
I used to row competitively, but had to stop around 9 months ago due to bursitis in my right shoulder. I got treated, mostly cortisone, but it never really got a lot better– a new doctor diagnosed ...
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Immersion Pressure Healing for Post-Exercise Soreness
There is this idea I just heard/read about, in particular running, where after you've completed a distance run you can reduce post-exercise fatigue by immersing your legs in water (hot or cold) ...
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Optimal exercise for reducing inflammation markers
What type of exercise (HIIT, weight lifting, aerobic) is optimal for reducing proinflammatory cytokines (like TNF-alpha) and increasing anti-inflammatory cytokines (like IL-10)?
C-reactive protein (or ...
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How useful is to drink an isotonic drink after a short running session?
I've been doing short runs this summer (~5k in more or less half an hour) and I decided to buy this powder to make isotonic drinks to recover after the exercise.
I know that in such a short time I ...
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the gristle in my knee after torn PCL
I have an unsettling gristly noise in my right knee when I squat (only when I squat thank God!) that's related to my torn PCL. I am just now getting my stabilizing muscles reactivated and thus full ...
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Under What Conditions Will Muscles End Up Weaker After Work Out?
A very, very common situation for me is this - I work out, I rest, I come back weaker. A number of books/people have given reasons for this:
Not enough sleep.
Not enough protein.
Frequency too high.
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Is having a cold shower right after squatting a risk to the health?
I'm doing this challenge where u do 50 squats the first day and 100 the second and 150 the third n so on for 30 days. I'm used to squatting so its really not a big deal for me. I have this habit of ...
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Pain after squats (sprain?)
After the latest legs day I had pain in the inner side of the place between leg and groin. It hurts only during the lowers part of the squat and press machine (I didn't notice anything during that ...
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Regaining lost strength and muscles
I have always been strong, broad shouldered and musculus, mostly genetic I think. Though now in my forties, I have less mass than a few years ago.
If I want to regain, can or should I train ...
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Taking supplements - Glutamine, brown rice protein, creatine
It's my first time taking supplements...because I need to add more muscle mass. I do a lot of olympic weightlifting, so I squat(front & back) everyday, lots of static holds (around 200kg) - ...
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Basic compound lift based workout composition and scheduling
I'm 25 years old , 5 feet 11 inches tall and weigh 235 pounds. Over the last couple of months I have been following a 4 day workout program based on the following schedule :
Monday : Chest
Tuesday :...
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Suggestions for workout to build muscle fast after suffering from bad wrist injury?
I had a bad wrist injury that is taking about 2 months to recover. I did do some upper body during treatment, but I stopped because it hurt too much and the doctors and my friends told me not to. On ...
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Things to do during rest days
Currently, my workout consists of (exclusively) high-intensity exercises (some sprinting HIIT, pullups, and more).
After a few attempts at research and help from this community, I've come to accept ...
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How can the CNS possibly need recovery after a strength workout?
In the last days I have read here and there some comments about CNS (central nervous system) fatigue produced by heavy lifting, and about allowing recovery for the CNS, not only the muscles.
It does ...