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Recovery session in the pool?

  • 20-05-2012 10:13PM
    #1
    Economic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭


    What exactly does a recovery session in the pool involve? I hear of a lot of sports teams and athletes doing it the day after they compete or even that evening.

    Maybe its just a casual swim??


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  • #2
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    I find going out to a lake or river and standing in it for 10 - 20 minutes much more beneficial
    I stand up to my hips or just mid quads, depending on the soreness

    water is colder
    there is a body of water - so more energy behind it or a flow
    the place is always open
    it's free


  • #3
    Economic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Economic


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    I find going out to a lake or river and standing in it for 10 - 20 minutes much more beneficial
    I stand up to my hips or just mid quads, depending on the soreness

    water is colder
    there is a body of water - so more energy behind it or a flow
    the place is always open
    it's free


    So would a recovery session in the pool just consist of standing in the pool for "10-20 minutes"?


  • #4
    Barry.Oglesby
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭Barry.Oglesby


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    I find going out to a lake or river and standing in it for 10 - 20 minutes much more beneficial
    I stand up to my hips or just mid quads, depending on the soreness

    water is colder
    there is a body of water - so more energy behind it or a flow
    the place is always open
    it's free

    You must look pretty creepy just standing there though. Do you bring a magazine?


  • #5
    WeeBushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    Jacuzzi ftw ;)

    I reckon swimming is good is because its a low impact activity. You can get blood running through your muscles and loosen them up with putting them under too much strain.


  • #6
    mushykeogh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭mushykeogh


    Economic wrote: »
    What exactly does a recovery session in the pool involve? I hear of a lot of sports teams and athletes doing it the day after they compete or even that evening.

    Maybe its just a casual swim??

    Any one ive seen usually has light jogging, some light dynamic warm up type stuff and lots of stretches in the water. If they can swim, they usually swim a bit. Google it, heaps and heaps of sample ones out there.


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  • #7
    rock27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭rock27


    A couple of slow laps using whatever stroke seems to help me a bit. Not sure if that's what the teams do aswell.


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