The Athlete's Guide to Recovery: Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance

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By Sage Rountree

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Recovery physical and mental is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. This second edition of The Athlete s Guide to Recovery helps readers sort through the hype to focus on the practices and devices that really make a difference in recovery and lead to peak performance.

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Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Defining and Measuring Recovery

1 Why Recovery Matters

2 Avoiding Overtraining

3 Qualitative Measurements of Recovery

4 Quantitative Measurements of Recovery

5 Recovery from Injury and Illness

Part 2: Recovery Techniques

6 Active Recovery

7 Stress Reduction

8 Sleep

9 Nutrition and Hydration

10 Supplements

11 Cold and Heat

12 Home Technological Aids

13 Other Technological Aids

14 Massage

15 Self-Massage

16 Restorative Yoga

17 Meditation and Breathing

Part 3: Recovery Protocols

18 Putting It Together

19 Recovery from Short-Distance Training and Racing

20 Recovery from Long-Distance Training and Racing

References and Further Reading