Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy and in this episode we're going to look at

some protocols that will not only ensure minimal levels of post workout aches and pains,

but we're also going to look at ways that you can

allow your body to recover quickly and gain better fitness and strength from, well, that

killer workout that landed you in this mess of pain. Now, since I published the podcast episode

called Six Reasons Recovery is Essential to your exercise routine, I have

received several questions from readers that are looking for more information on how to properly

recover. So, in this episode, we're going to look at some of the protocols that will not only

ensure that you have minimal levels of post-workout discomfort, but that will also allow your body to

recover quickly and to gain better fitness and strength from being the dedicated mover and

lifter that you are. But first, a little reminder on why recovery is important. As you learned

in that previous podcast that I mentioned,

our fitness builds and our muscles grow and we become more fit and strong when our bodies

are placed under, well, a certain amount of stress. Then, during the recovery period, after that

workout or stress, the body repairs its fibers and it builds

new blood vessels to those stressed areas. In addition, the energy-generating components of our

cells, the mitochondria, develop a better work ethic and even our bones step it up a notch.

But, and this is a big but, none of these adaptations will occur if the body is not allowed to get

the rest and recovery that it needs.

Basically, exercising without recovery is a bit like trying to cook a steak without turning on the grill.

You go through all the steak cooking rituals, but your meal is still going to be served raw.

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