The Athlete's Guide to Recovery - Sage Rountree

The Athlete's Guide to Recovery

Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
248 Seiten
2024 | Second Edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-8147-8 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
Recovery—physical and mental—is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. This second edition of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery helps readers sort through the hype to focus on the practices and devices that really make a difference in recovery and lead to peak performance.
An invaluable guide to help athletes maximize training gains by making the most of their recovery time.

Recovery—physical and mental—is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. But which practices and devices really make a difference in recovery, and which should be avoided? What will truly maximize performance?

In this second edition of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, endurance and recovery coach Sage Rountree, PhD, explains exactly how to get the most out of training by optimizing recovery time. She begins by examining the importance of recovery, how athletes can measure their own state of recovery, and what can go wrong when recovery is insufficient. Rountree then provides proven techniques to enhance recovery and improve performance, emphasizing the fundamentals of sleep, nutrition, and stress management. Finally, readers are provided with various sample recovery plans for all types of training and competition.

This second edition features up-to-date research that has emerged to support the importance of basic recovery strategies and includes a much-needed, careful look at new devices on the market. Whether self-coached, coached, or team-sport athletes, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery provides readers with an evidence-based approach to finding the right balance between stress and rest.

Sage Rountree, PhD, is a specialist in yoga for athletes, an endurance sports coach, a yoga teacher trainer at the highest level, and co-owner of the Carolina Yoga Company. She has worked extensively with many University of North Carolina athletic teams as a key recovery coach as well as with the Charlotte Hornets and other NBA and NFL players. She has coached athletes to peak performances in races from 5Ks to the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Sage is the author of many books, including The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga, The Runner’s Guide to Yoga, and Racing Wisely. She has written for Runners World, Yoga Journal, USA Triathlon Life, and Endurance magazines, among others. For more information, visit sagerountree.com.

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Defining and Measuring Recovery

1 Why Recovery Matters

2 Avoiding Overtraining

3 Qualitative Measurements of Recovery

4 Quantitative Measurements of Recovery

5 Recovery from Injury and Illness

Part 2: Recovery Techniques

6 Active Recovery

7 Stress Reduction

8 Sleep

9 Nutrition and Hydration

10 Supplements

11 Cold and Heat

12 Home Technological Aids

13 Other Technological Aids

14 Massage

15 Self-Massage

16 Restorative Yoga

17 Meditation and Breathing

Part 3: Recovery Protocols

18 Putting It Together

19 Recovery from Short-Distance Training and Racing

20 Recovery from Long-Distance Training and Racing

References and Further Reading

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 304 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
ISBN-10 1-5381-8147-9 / 1538181479
ISBN-13 978-1-5381-8147-8 / 9781538181478
Zustand Neuware
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