ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH RECOVERY? - BLOG POST 271115

“Your training alone won’t push you to the next level or a healthy state of being without a proper recovery program in place. Recovery is an art, and like any art, it should involve dedication, presence, and mastery.”

Are you getting enough recovery to support your training and training goals?
This is something I will add to this blog on regular basis because it is something that is very often overlooked with most training programs. The current Bring It On CrossFit programming cycle has a number of high volume workouts, especially our benchmark Friday’s and HERO workouts, and training multiple days can leave you feeling pretty tired and sore. The high intensity and friendly competition aspects of CrossFit mean that every WOD up on the whiteboard is likely to challenge you and push you beyond your perceived limits. It is therefore critical, if you wish to benefit from training 4, 5 or even 6 days a week that you have a recovery plan in place to work alongside your training program and goals.
We incorporate warm up and mobility exercises into the 60 minute classes each day, but this is only a start. For me personally, I have been working on my recovery plan for a while now. Playing with the time spent training versus the time mobilizing, number of rest days and active recovery days per week, hours and quality of sleep and of course my nutrition and supplementation. As everyone will progress differently through workouts, they will do the same with recovery.
Please have a read of these 2 articles on recovery. The BoxRox article looks more closely at recovery immediately post workout and the second article is an interesting insight into an elite athlete’s recovery and recovery protocols.
http://www.boxrox.com/recovery-after-crossfit-training/
http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/the-critical-art-of-recovery-for-crossfitters
Another really amazing recovery tool is ROMWOD! You have complete access to all ROWWOD videos and exercises at the BIOCF Box and for all those looking to add some relaxing mobility and yoga work into their program I will be programming this in at regular time slots throughout each week. At the moment we have Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm following the 12pm class for anyone interested. Each ROMWOD session goes for 15-25 minutes and is a fantastic way to stretch and relax following a tough, intense workout.
If you need any coaching in regards to recovery and are after a personal recovery program than speak to one of the Bring It On CrossFIt coaches who can arrange a time to sit down with you and make a plan. We can work with you to make sure you are getting the absolute most out of your training at the BIOCF Box!
 
Anything Is Possible,
Coach Jared.

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