The Science of Recovery
A presentation by Matthew Weatherly-White entitled - The Science of Recovery. Recorded Live at the 2012 USA Cycling Coaching Summit. Topics include: Recovery is a biological necessity, Why do we achieve performance?, Performance Stack, What is recovery? General Adaptation Syndrome, The hormone question, PEDs, Training + Recovery = Gains, Fatigue monitoring, Current methods of recovery assessment, Overtraining Syndrome, What is UK Sport?, UK Sport research, Women's Hockey research, Challenges in recovery in cycling, Coaching recommendations, Importance of sleep, Heart Rate, Recovery awareness