For those new readers of the blog, MWOD = Mental Workout Of the Day
Rest Day (Physical)
If your muscles are a flower, then this rest day is the equivalent of a light rainfall. It nourishes and provides valuable fuel for regeneration.
Mental Work
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Recovery
Utilize this active recovery day to go try something new. Hiking, mowing the lawn, and jogging in place while holding a full flex at street corners are all great ways to get that heart rate going (and brighten up other people’s days.)
Then hit the ol dependable foam roller to work out that soreness. Relish the deep burn as it passes over your engorged muscles.
Motivation
Recovery
Rest Day (Physical)
Rest people
Recovery
Active Recovery
Active recovery days will pretty much always be the same: Yoga on Wednesdays, foam rolling
Active Recovery
Foam rolling is a great (but slightly painful) method to get rid of soreness by breaking up lactic acid buildup in the muscles.
Do 20-30 rolls over each muscle group (here’s a great look at how to do this): quads, glutes, calves, hamstrings, upper back, lower back, piriformis, ubulus…. it’s boring but it’s part of my life.
Utilize this active recovery day to get rid of any soreness buildup from this week’s workouts.
Motivation
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