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Old 06-03-2007, 04:00 PM   #1 (permalink)

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Recovery question...

Alright here's the deal. I'm on the 5X5 program and loving it. Friday was my leg day.
Yesterday (Saturday) I was sitting around the house with nothing to do... So I figured that I'd go do some sprints. I haven't done those since highschool.

I am very very sore today. My groin muscles and the surrounding area is particularly sore. Was it a bad idea to do sprints after a leg day?

Tomorrow I'm supposed to be doing deadlifts. Should I take another recovery day or push through it?
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Old 06-03-2007, 04:05 PM   #2 (permalink)

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take another recovery day
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Old 06-03-2007, 04:29 PM   #3 (permalink)

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Recovery is extremely importan for gains. Your body needs time to repair, rebuild, rest, etc.
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Old 06-03-2007, 04:34 PM   #4 (permalink)

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or it may just be that you havent done sprints since high school and you tried to train like you used to and burnt yourself out
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Old 06-03-2007, 04:52 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Do some stretching the night before, then, if on Deadlift day you still feel like shit...take another rest day.
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Old 06-03-2007, 05:15 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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#1 Stretching
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#4 Eat a bit more than normal
#5 Sleep more
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Old 06-03-2007, 05:27 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Devilsson put it the best way it can be put.
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Old 06-03-2007, 06:05 PM   #8 (permalink)

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yeah rest and eating alot of protien will help ur recovery
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Old 06-03-2007, 09:29 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I've found (and most others who've frequented D&S) that a peri-workout drink like Surge (or Vendetta, coach) greatly improves recovery. And, in fact, as BFN pointed out, there is some solid research supporting a double serving of Surge (one taken immediately before the workout, one taken immediately after, followed by a PWO meal an hour later) also greatly improves recovery, hypertrophy, and strength.

BTW, max effort sprints (90% or greater effort for the alotted distance) are to be considered a highly intensive lower body conditioning drill to the CNS. So yes, it's not the best idea to stack them the day after a lower body workout, especially if that workout used the ME or DE methods. Any conditioning drills done at 75% intensity or less are to be considered lowly-intensive to the CNS (called "Tempo" drills), and may be sequenced the day after a highly intensive resistance training session.

Still, there is the fatigue to the peripheral system to be considered, and for this reason, if possible, you should sequence your sprints on the same day as your lower body workout (preferably before, and preferably separated by 4-8 hours).
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Old 06-03-2007, 09:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Oh, I forgot:

The single best method for removing lactate from the body is to do low-intensity cardio (targeting a heart rate of 120-140) for 10-20 minutes.

Devilsson's methods are also on the button.
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