Determining Recovery Protocols with Bora-hansgroe Coach John Wakefield - CoachCast Season 6 Ep 6

[@leeager6672]

Great interview. Many can learn a lot from John, very generous with his knowledge. Nice to have a lot directed to the amateur athlete also.

[@trainingpeaks]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

[@gustavofring-thechickenman]

Great discussion! Wakefield has a great approach. Great point on getting used to not feeling wrecked all the time. 😂

[@trainingpeaks]

Absolutely!

[@kimwrinkle100]

Excellent informative interview. Thank you, Dirk and John!

[@trainingpeaks]

thanks for watching!

[@geoffreymccann2841]

It's interesting I was listening to a surgeon about her personal experience with her post surgery recovery she tried meditation to help her she just disliked it and found just sitting and listening to some music helped her a lot and I'm with her I find listening to music is fantastic I just find it very relaxing.

[@trainingpeaks]

That's a great example of how rest and relaxation helps recovery and healing. Thanks for watching!

[@richardmiddleton7770]

I feel napping is just a sign that you're not sleeping deeply enough at night. This is expected for GT riders but amateur rider 'nappers' should concentrate more on sleep at night. Not doing hard workouts after work would be a good start! Get up earlier and do your hard session first thing then maybe 60-90 minutes zone 2 after work. Evening chain gangs once a week but no more than 60 minutes. If your chain gang starts at 6.30pm and you're not getting home till 8.30pm or later after completely emptying yourself, then you're stuffing your face, then you're trying to sleep, that's a bad idea!

[@trainingpeaks]

The best recovery does come from quality sleep and sleep hygiene. Although, it's a challenge for many athletes to bend their life schedules around ideal training and recovery schedules. Most of the research for athletic performance says there is more of a benefit than anything for athletes to take a 30-90 minute nap. Anything longer than that can reveal or compound other troublesome health concerns. Thanks for watching the episode.