Old 09-08-2014, 11:21   #31
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Expert advice for recovery and injury prevention.

Shad Forsythe – Performance Specialist, Athletes' Performance

Worked with the German national team and now works for Arsenal (A club where players had issues recovering from injury, now the squad is almost injury free.)

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As professionals dealing with athletic performance, we primarily focus on training aspects, but many times recovery is an undervalued and overlooked means of preparation for our athletes. This past five years, as a performance specialist for Athletes' Performance, I have had the opportunity to prepare some of the world's best athletes and teams for upcoming games, seasons, and important tournaments. From our in-season experience with the LA Galaxy and our World Cup experience with the German National Soccer team one thing is for sure, athletic seasons and tournaments are long and strenuous and recovery should be and integral part of any athletes' training plan.
Our athletes often view recovery as a day away from training in which they do absolutely nothing. I am not advocating a "no days off" policy, but a day designed for recovery is different than a day off. As one of Newton's Laws of Motion states "a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force". You can't recover and prepare for upcoming competitions passively. Recovery should be an active process that is a part of the total training program.
During the 2006 World Cup our Medical Doctor took blood samples weekly throughout the tournament to monitor signs of stress and overtraining. Prior to our semi final match against the Italians, Doctor Myer reported the lowest markers for stress and overtraining in the history of German National Teams during a tournament and credited the results to our consistent recovery regimen coupled with proper undulations in training intensity and volume. The following will discuss strategies we utilized for enhancing recovery directly after competition and also designing recovery days for your athletes.
Immediate Recovery

Immediate recovery should take place within the first thirty minutes after competition or training. Athletes' Performance has had great results utilizing immediate recovery which encompasses nutrition and cryotherapy. Post workout nutrition should consist of: a mixture of carbohydrates, fats, proteins (based on the athletes body composition and exertion level), electrolytes (based on the athletes perspiring levels), and water for hydration. Cryotherapy should consist of cold water immersion (55 degrees F) for at least 5 minutes. Athletes exerting the whole body (Rugby/American Football) should be fully immersed with only the head showing while athlete primarily exerting the lower body (Cyclist/Soccer) immersion to above the waist is acceptable. For the 2006 World Cup we traveled with 6 big garbage cans that we could fill with ice and water for immersion directly after each contest.
Primary Goals for Immediate Recovery:
1. To provide the depleted body with the proper nutrients to replenish glycogen and electrolyte stores. (Nutrition)
2. Cooling the body's core temperature, hydration, and decreasing the production of catabolic hormones. (Nutrition/Cryotherapy)
3. Decreasing secondary hypoxic injury. Micro tears occur throughout muscle tissue and are the primary cause of DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness). Cooling the body's tissue limits the extent of DOMS by decreasing the tissues need for oxygen and thus limiting secondary hypoxic injury to the micro tears. (Cryotherapy)
Example: Soccer Player finishes playing a 90 minute match.
1. He immediately has an EAS Myoplex Original Chocolate Shake, 24 oz of Gatorade, and 24 oz of Water. (For an economical option try chocolate milk, a banana, and some water.)
2. He then sits in a cold whirlpool 55 degrees F for 5 minutes.
Recovery Day

In the planning of your athletes' weekly calendar, the recovery day should be the day after the contest and the day before the athletes' day off (if there is one). On this day the main focus should be to enhance the clearing of metabolic waste products from the day before and to return tissues to normal length, tension, and quality. Athletes' Performance has had great success facilitating recovery by the utilization of these modalities: increasing circulation, utilizing self and/or professional massage and flexibility techniques, and utilizing contrast therapy.
Primary Goals of Recovery Day:
1. Increase circulation with the use of non-pounding aerobic modalities such as stationary bikes or elliptical trainers to bring oxygen rich blood into the recovering tissues and enhance the removal of metabolic waste products. (Aerobic Flush/Contrast Therapy)
2. Self massage and flexibility utilizing foam rolls from Perform Better or other modalities to assist in returning muscles to normal length, tension, and quality. (Self or Professional Massage/Flexibility)
3. Utilization of cold and hot modalities such as plunges, whirlpools, Jacuzzis, saunas, and steam rooms to stimulate vasoconstriction followed immediately by vasodilatation to enhance circulation of oxygen rich blood and removal of metabolic waste products. (Contrast Therapy)
Example: A day after a match that a soccer player has played 90 minutes.
1. 20 minutes aerobic flush, this should be easy with no work on the legs.
2. 20 minute self massage using Perform Better foam rolls and flexibility routine.
3. 2 minutes cold whirlpool 55 degrees F, 3 minutes hot whirlpool 104 degrees F repeated 3 times. Note: if the athlete plans to have a lazy day ending in hot is fine if they plan to be more active have them complete one more cycle of cold.
Total Time 55 minutes.
Items of Note

1. The above is the optimal order of modalities for recovery but beneficial results can be achieved using the above modalities in any order.
2. In the grand planning scheme a recovery day may be a good day to utilize upper body strength and power training for those athletes who engage in primarily lower body activities.
3. I recommend a professional massage once a week for professional and elite level athletes during the in-season and high training times of the off season.
Summary

Recovery is a very important part of any athletes' training program. Along with immediate recovery and recovery days, different modalities can be utilized daily after training to enhance an Athletes' Performance. Recovery should not be a weekly thing, but a daily activity. Take ten minutes and stretch after training. Foam Roll your legs after a tough day. Spend 5 minutes in the cold plunge after a weight room session. These strategies take very little time, but can make the difference over the course of a long season or tournament.
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Old 05-26-2015, 13:45   #32
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I'm just now getting the whole foam roller deal. I bought one, didn't use it much. I've now started this P90X2 workout, and they use foam rollers before every workout. These things are great. Its rather amazing how much difference just a few minutes of rolling out the kinks makes with how I feel after a workout.

I'm getting ready to buy one that is not so smooth, with the thought that it might work even better.

Thanks for the advice.
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Old 05-27-2015, 10:38   #33
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I'm just now getting the whole foam roller deal. I bought one, didn't use it much. I've now started this P90X2 workout, and they use foam rollers before every workout. These things are great. Its rather amazing how much difference just a few minutes of rolling out the kinks makes with how I feel after a workout.

I'm getting ready to buy one that is not so smooth, with the thought that it might work even better.

Thanks for the advice.
There are two types of the rumble roller (knobby roller) that you can check out at Dicks Sporting Goods so you can decide which is best before buying one. I opt for the longer roller so I can lay on it butt to neck and roll each side of my back. The blue are not as intense as the black. The smooth soft rollers don't do it for me anymore after using the rumble roller.
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Old 05-31-2015, 17:19   #34
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Rollers are allowed in selection too. Its was a great way to pass time as well as help recover.
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Old 09-19-2015, 06:03   #35
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Done your workout type soon a couple of months. I havent taken much strength training from Sofwods, but try to keep it "intense" do Deadlifts then go straight to bench etc. Without too much rest. Is this what you meant?

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Old 11-23-2015, 12:56   #36
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Just wanted to give a quick shout out to Beechorg. Been following this for a couple of weeks now and have already seen improvement in my rucks and runs. The rucks are coming up even quicker than I expected so I'm going to focus more on the runs for another month then run through the program in Get Selected. I've lifted a fair amount my whole life and just finished cutting from 230 to 205 so its definitely the running and pullups that need the most attention.

In any case, thank you for sharing this. I think if every new user here read this you guys could avoid a lot of the repetitive questions. The routine you outlined has plenty to keep just about anyone occupied and is easily scalable. Thanks again.
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Old 11-23-2015, 13:37   #37
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About a month ago I had the chance to meet Pat McNamara running a 1 day gym activity.

I'm sure Mac's known to many here.

He's calling it Combat Strength Training.

To my amateurish eye it appears to be a mix of cross fit-like activities, with some Gym Jones, and some unique/creative stuff Mac comes up with.

Of note is his focus on flexibility, longevity(for mature fellas like me who are no longer trying to die young), strength/power balance, and maintaining fitness on the road.

He's been developing it for a couple years now, but he seems to be gaining a head of steam by the looks of things.

Great guy, with some really creative/austere ways to look after your body better.

He has an Instagram account and a blog that covers a fair bit of what he's up to as well as a nice little ebook I have found to be of good value.

Definitely worth checking out in my amateur opinion, especially for folks like me who are far closer to the end than the beginning of their physical careers.
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Old 12-02-2015, 01:14   #38
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This sounds like an awesome plan, I am very excited to try this. Thank you for sharing it with us. I am going to give this a shot for 4 weeks(probably carry it out longer if I am progressing).
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Old 12-02-2015, 06:26   #39
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Just a plug here for the heat-rate monitor. I started using one a few years back after years and years of just "running hard". The gains I made were amazing. Turns out, I - as I guess most in here - was seriously overtraining. I ran too fast too often and did not give my entire system the breaks it needed.

Now, the problem is that my cardio bounces back faster than my old broke-ass can handle it. be careful with it. Also highly recommend the book: Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot by John Parker (spelling is Brit). Use the search function as we had a thread a few years back on this.

A heart rate monitor will get you right where you need to be on the days you need to run hard, and it will keep you from running hard on your "rest days".
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Does anyone know the size of foam rollers allowed at SFAS? length and width. I see there's a bunch and own one myself but I'm sure there has to be a limit before they're like "WTH, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED".
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Does anyone know the size of foam rollers allowed at SFAS? length and width. I see there's a bunch and own one myself but I'm sure there has to be a limit before they're like "WTH, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED".
You should probably follow the board rules, and provide your introduction before posting further.

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