Dave Andersen <
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> apusapus <
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>> "Dave Andersen" <
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>>> Go swimming. Nothing too hard.
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>> Dave, you're an idiot.
>
> Roger, I think that's the shortest post you've made in months. I'm proud.
>
> A nice swim workout gets your blood going and doesn't tire the same muscles you're going to run
> on. A nice light jog will have the same effect, but if you're not used to doing a lot of running,
> may not be as beneficial. I find that I get a similar effect from a light cycling workout the day
> after a hard run workout.
>
> Please, oh babbling font of wisdom, tell me why I'm wrong.
... and I know, I shouldn't rise to the bait, but:
http://www.poweringmuscles.com/musclerecovery.asp?article_number=14
"Rest is essential for recovery, but when done properly, combining active recovery workouts with
outright rest results in better recovery than you can achieve through rest alone."
More in the injury sense, but also applicable to general muscle soreness:
http://www.clarian.org/health/NIFS/recovery.jhtml
"Cross-Training. Don't wait until you are completely free of soreness to begin exercising. Low
impact exercise such as swimming, stair climbing, or an elliptical exercise machine will promote
blood flow and speed the healing process."
From the perspective of an older runner who's plateaued a bit:
http://www.sportsguidemag.com/archive/Jun03/TrainFit-recoverybased.as
"Mondays are swim/recovery from the weekend long, race temp bike/run workout. [...] Thursday is a
swim day and Friday is currently a total day off, but will also become a swim day the last month
when I begin to taper my running a bit. After the two easier days with no running or cycling, I'm
ready for the race simulation training on Saturday and give it a solid effort. "
http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon/run/000319.php
"Exercise in water is a very effective method of promoting recovery. The water pressure helps to
remove the waste products and extra fluids that often builds up in the legs after running. Swimming
is great too because it will use the arms and not further deplete the legs of energy stores plus you
don't have the pounding of the road on your joins and muscles."
I'm not suggesting that swimming will make him a better runner. But swimming _is_ a great method of
active recovery.
-Dave
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