Train hard, recover harder. A mantra that many of us have heard for many years, and which makes 100% sense. It is not the training itself that makes us stronger. It is when our body rebuilds itself after training that we get in better shape. Because everyone can train hard, but not everyone can keep training hard.
The body is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, among other things, and constantly fluctuates between a breakdown phase (catabolism) with the sympathetic nervous system and a build-up phase (anabolism) with the parasympathetic nervous system. Those who manage to find the right balance will also be the ones who achieve the greatest gains.
We discuss the recovery aspect itself, which can often be very abstract, and try to make it more concrete by addressing how to find this balance, focusing on the following points:
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Training methods
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Sleep
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Nutrition
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Reduction of inflammation and increased blood flow
We also discuss how everything other than training can affect your recovery ability, and that you often have to decide with yourself how much you are willing to invest to increase your recovery ability. Because recovery is not just something that just happens by itself. You can actively make choices and do things that help strengthen your body's ability to rebuild itself, and that is what separates the elite from the rest.
Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iTJPl3cUPMfF3PGRN4n54?si=xoZGQgdNQ2yEntviTj2iXw
