Last night was a special WOD, some good friends from the gym are off to start a new life in a different part of the country. We had a special send off WOD -Grindy- just for them. It was brutal, given that I haven’t really done more than a handful of WODs in the last six months. But I couldn’t bear the thought of not being part of it and I jumped in. I got as close to Rx’d as I could. I only used a band to assist me in the pull-ups. But now it’s time to get serious about my recovery from my Weightlifting competition.
It seems like I don’t really have a choice either, since I’ve been grounded, for my own good, from my barbell AND anything more strenuous than foam rolling, epsom salt baths and ice packs *for time* for the next three days. When I went into the gym today I was handed a foam roller and lacrosse ball, then was told that, “Friends don’t let friends overtrain.”
She said this with a friendly smile and all, but, there was mention of having to write “Recovery is an important part of serious athletic training. I will let myself recover from intense training so I can continue to be awesome.” a hundred times on the whiteboard AND if I continued to be stubborn, maybe even some PVC pipe smacks to the back of the knee.
I think she was joking about the whiteboard and PVC…but I’m not sure I want to test it out; time to take care of myself.
Are you an athlete? Are you taking your pre-competition and post-competition recovery seriously?
It’s important. You’ll be even more awesome than you already are!
I’m not anywhere near being an expert, but this guy is. 
So, in the words of Jim Wendler, “By not having a barbell on your back twice a week or a heavy load on your spine, your recovery between your workouts will be improved.
In addition to physical recovery, mental recovery will also be improved.”
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