Eating high glycemic carbs within one
hour of a hard workout will provide hungry muscles with the required sugar (energy) to rebuild, repair, and grow.
I write this with the
glow of a hard workout behind me, the sensation of muscles pushed to their limits all over my body — a nice feeling.
Then, I purposefully thought about how far I have come since I first tried this
type of hard workout.
As one of the most versatile pieces of workout equipment, resistance bands can be easily adjusted to meet the
demands of a harder workout and challenge your muscles more by creating resistance in multiple directions, resulting with increased strength in the targeted muscle group and the secondary stabilizing and supporting muscles.
If you've noticed that it's taking you a while to bounce back to normal after a
series of hard workouts, a foam roller has the potential to make a noticeable difference in your recovery time.
Seriously, one
of the hardest workouts I've ever done.
This is was one
of my hardest workouts and it contains the best exercises to eliminate cellulite.
You take amino acids like a full spectrum amino acid supplement before
any of your hard workouts.
My runs in week 2 were
some of my hardest workouts that I've had in a long time.
I continue (rightly or wrongly) to have some feeling of vulnerability in that leg, worrying that I may develop another one as a result
of a hard workout, so I wear a compression stocking for a day or so after.
Supplementing with BCAA (pre - and post - workout) can reduce the pain (I won't detail the mechanisms here; just Google it)
of a hard workout, as can L - Glutamine.