Recovery Principles and Their Role in Training Adaptation

What this note covers

1. Understanding Recovery in the Context of Periodisation
2. Active Recovery and Cool-Down
3. Hydration and Nutrition as Recovery Strategies
4. Sleep as the Dominant Recovery Modality
5. Compression Garments and Ice Therapy (Cryotherapy)
6. Passive Recovery and Its Physiological Role
7. Justifying Recovery Strategy Selection Within the Microcycle

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes