Recovery 101: The 5 Best Ways to Recover From Hard Running
The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Without recovery, all those long runs, workouts, and training won't help you become a faster runner. We improve when we rest, so let's make sure we're recovering the right way!
In this episode, Jason shares 5 of the most effective recovery methods - so you can focus on what matters and ignore the hype.
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Thank You InsideTracker!
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Thank you Therabody!
If you want sound recovery, a big part of that is circulation. One of the reasons why massage feels so good after a hard effort is because of circulation: it brings fresh, oxygenated blood to your legs. The RecoveryAir by Therabody does that without needing someone to give you a massage. Plus, you can do it on the couch while you watch Netflix.
What I love about the RecoveryAir Jetboots is that the pressure travels from your feet up to your heart and this graduated approach is more effective. The compression goes beyond your normal blood pressure while also monitoring it to prevent over-constriction. My personal preference is to use the boots the day after a hard day so I'm not giving my legs more than they can handle.
Sit back, relax and recover. Go to Therabody.com/Jason to get your Therabody RecoveryAir today!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready, set, go! |
| 0:04.0 | This is episode 244 about the most effective recovery methods available to runners and how to. I'm your host, coach Jason Fitzgerald, and this episode |
| 0:26.6 | is a short one featuring my best advice on recovery. Sometimes we don't need an in-depth |
| 0:32.8 | hour-long conversation, but instead practical, actionable strategies that we can incorporate into our |
| 0:39.3 | training right away. We're going to discuss effective recovery, what works and what doesn't |
| 0:45.2 | work. If you're new to the Strength Running podcast, this show features training conversations, |
| 0:50.3 | coaching calls, and experts in the running space to elevate your thinking about the sport. |
| 0:55.6 | I want to help you make wiser decisions about your training so that you can keep improving. |
| 1:01.2 | Because if you better understand the process of improvement, when you recognize knowledge |
| 1:06.1 | as a competitive advantage, you'll be a much better runner. |
| 1:09.6 | But strength running is not just a podcast. |
| 1:11.7 | Don't miss our growing YouTube channel where we have hundreds of videos on effective strategies |
| 1:17.0 | to stay healthy, my favorite strength exercises, training principles that never go out of style, |
| 1:22.5 | and a lot more. Go to YouTube.com slash strength running, subscribe, and you'll see every video that we publish. |
| 1:29.8 | And of course, strengthrunning.com is where it all began. Since 2010, we've been helping |
| 1:35.1 | runners around the world improve with our award-winning blog, our free email courses on |
| 1:40.5 | strength training, nutrition, injury prevention, and improving your mindset, plus all of |
| 1:46.4 | Strength Running's training programs and coaching services to help you accomplish your biggest |
| 1:51.2 | running goals. You can learn more about those at strengthrunning.com slash coaching. This episode is |
| 1:58.3 | brought to you by Inside Tracker, one of my favorite companies that is investing |
| 2:02.4 | heavily in the running community. They test your blood for dozens of biomarkers so you know |
| 2:08.1 | if there are any red flags with your physiology that might be holding back your running. |
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