After a big event (in my case a weekend tennis tournament), what's an appropriate recovery time before continuing to workout again?
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A good rule of thumb, is one day of rest or active recovery for every one hour of your event.
Active recovery is low intensity, low effort, low impact. A very easy swim would be great active recovery. The ideal is to get your blood flowing a bit and circulate any lactic acid and other post-workout "stuff" to help the body recover. Typically, I would avoid any kind of impact like running, jogging, plyometrics and even an aggressive game of basketball.
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Active recovery would be moderate activity right? Because else in some cases I wouldn't have been allowed to play waterpolo for over a week... Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 20:43
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2Active recovery is low intensity, low effort, low impact. A very easy swim would be great active recovery. The ideal is to get your blood flowing a bit and circulate any lactic acid and other post-workout "stuff" to help the body recover. Typically, I would avoid any kind of impact like running, jogging, plyometrics and even an aggressive game of basketball. Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 20:49
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I suggest you edit that into your answer then, because its a good advice :-) Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 20:52
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@ryan-miller - Thanks for the response. That actually helps a lot. I'm not sure what specifics you would need to be able to provide more detail. Here's what I can tell you: (1) Time of actual play varies from 6-12 hours during a tournament. (2) Intensity varies from moderate to very intense during that time period. Tennis is basically a lot of short sprints with short breaks in between. (3) The heat can be a pretty big factor late in the summer. I definitely feel more zapped after a tournament in August than I do after playing on in April. // Is there anything else I can share?– ShaneCommented Jun 2, 2011 at 20:56
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@Shane. No, I actually revised my answer to remove the concern for specifics. Make sure you compensate for the heat with plenty of hydration before, during and after your tournaments. Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 21:05