After doing an Olympic race yesterday, I got to thinking of my schedule this coming week, and really just post-recovery in general. My racing background includes 4 IMs, 9 HIMs, and over 30 Olympics. I usually can swim the day after races (usually take a day off from run/ride to let the legs rest), and I know a lot of folks do a day after recovery ride/spin on the bike, but I got to thinking yesterday about the recovery the heart needs. Just as any muscle, there's damage that is done to the heart after a race.....or any workout for that matter. Active recovery (recovery swim/run/ride) may be beneficial for the legs/arms/lats/etc, but what is good for a "heart recovery"? Does it need time of no aerobic activity to heal? In other words, does recovery of the heart need to be treated differently than other muscles after a race?
Just some a thought I came up w/ while I was turning myself inside out yesterday in the 6.2 mile run (I tend to think up stupid stuff when delirious).
Just some a thought I came up w/ while I was turning myself inside out yesterday in the 6.2 mile run (I tend to think up stupid stuff when delirious).