14 Mar 2007

Recovery - after April 1st

In the December issue of Triathlete magazine, there's an article by Mark Allen on some tips for the ``off season''.

Here are a few of them:

SLEEP

``If you sacrificed a lot of ZZZZ's in-season, now's the time to get them back. But don't expect one nine-hour night to do the trick. If you are way behind in this area, give yourself a good month or so to rebuild the reserve.''

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

``Give yourself a week or two of decadence after your last big event of the season, but then get it out of your system and go back to mostly healthy fare. Lots of nutrients take time to replenish, and good food is the best way to stock up.''

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