Trying to speed up muscle recovery after a hard workout?
Learn why some experts say that might be something of a fool’s errand.
Why do we need to speed that up?
But in reality, you should very much be taking your recovery days.
And by recovery days, she means the ones that come naturally to your body.
Is it evenpossibleto speed up your recovery?
It has to happen in the way its going to happen, says Dr. Sekely.
Theres no amount of massage gun thats going to help the fibers physically get back together.
But they wont change the fact that your body needs time to literally rebuild after a hard workout.
The effects that youre getting are short-term, says Dr. Sekely.
So theyre not harmful, but theyre also not doing much.
Should you use recovery tools at all?
exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer
Your favorite recovery tools may even be helping in the rest and sleep departments.
Plus, says Holland, The placebo effect is the most powerful tool in sports psychology, he says.
So Im all for thatIm just not okay with people wasting their time and money.
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