ACWR

Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio

Ryan White

The acute:chronic workload ratio can assist practitioners in understanding the preparedness of an athlete and their relative injury risk.

Massage

Massage

Owen Walker

This article looks into the science of massage and whether it is actually useful for recovery from exercise.

HRV

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Owen Walker

Heart rate variability is a method of measuring athletes’ fitness and fatigue to determine their readiness to train and prevent overtraining.

Cold Water Immersion

Owen Walker

Cold water immersion therapy is becoming an increasingly popular recovery protocol, but there is still many unknowns with its use.

Compression Garments

Owen Walker

Compression garments remain a recommended tool for promoting recovery and therefore influencing subsequent performance.

Foam Rolling

Owen Walker

Foam rolling is a simple self-manual therapy technique often used to improve flexibility, recovery, and athletic performance.

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