Want speed? Read this...

[Aiar(Izzy)]

If anyone wants some body work, let me know. I can come to you!

Can you do the work for me too?

[beccagrem]

Izzy, I can do work for you too! We can chat about it this weekend at the D/FW race. See ya soon!

[ThePrez]

"Enhance recovery with a 20-40 minute recovery session immediately after a race, game or high intensity session. Even though your heart rate may have normalized you may still have elevated levels of lactate. Keep moving to avoid pooling of blood in the legs.  A recovery session (30-40 minutes) can also be used the day following a fatiguing high intensity training session, game or race to increase blood flow to the tired muscles and decrease edema and muscle soreness. " Third Coast Training.

[andrew.]

I thought lactate leaves your legs pretty fast

[nando]

"Enhance recovery with a 20-40 minute recovery session immediately after a race, game or high intensity session. Even though your heart rate may have normalized you may still have elevated levels of lactate. Keep moving to avoid pooling of blood in the legs.  A recovery session (30-40 minutes) can also be used the day following a fatiguing high intensity training session, game or race to increase blood flow to the tired muscles and decrease edema and muscle soreness. " Third Coast Training.

Maybe I should do this after some of my soccer games...might help. But I'm at times too upset with a crappy ref and sorry players..

[Aiar(Izzy)]

I thought lactate leaves your legs pretty fast

Yes it does and whatever is left does  no harm.

[quick25]

Blake sent me a link to this thread, so I guess he wants me to talk about lactic acid. Lactic acid isn't some big bad boogie man, it is a by product of anaerobic activity and can be recycled as energy during glycolysis once enough oxygen is available again. That being said, it is used as an indicator for threshold because a buildup of lactate indicates anaerobic activity and it is easily measured and a threshold can be established off of its levels. Some of the literature out there suggests a combination of a warm-down(recovery) period coupled with rest and replenishment. What I remember reading says to warm down until normal breathing returns, but 3rd coast may be more current on that subject because I haven't been able to focus on this in a couple of years. They indicate that too long of a recovery will continue to deplete glycogen in the muscles causing more fatigue. Long story longer- recovery good, replenishment more good.

[dannynguyen]

^ dont listen to his bs, lol.  All you need are some pills to take care of it.

[Aiar(Izzy)]

What do you recommend?