Jerry Lee Morales:
Alright masters, Id like to hear some techniques on how some of you recover after a tough session. I'm what you consider a "baby master" but I have a tough time recovering after the quick lifts. Strength is pretty good and I recover fast. However, It takes me days if not a week to recover from a strict quick lift session.
Dane Hussey:
--- Quote from: "Jerry Lee Morales" --- Alright masters, Id like to hear some techniques on how some of you recover after a tough session. I'm what you consider a "baby master" but I have a tough time recovering after the quick lifts. Strength is pretty good and I recover fast. However, It takes me days if not a week to recover from a strict quick lift session. --- End quote ---
Jerry,
Do you do both the snatch and C&J in the same session? If so, you may try doing each lift on separate days. Also, after a heavy session, drop back to 50-70% on your next training session. A younger Master can recover faster than an older one.
Dane
John Mosca:
Try doing a lot of stretching before and after your workout.
Allen Hedrick:
For me the most important part of being able to recover is program design. I lift 3x per week, and perform 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise T-Th (which I discontinue 2-3 weeks out from a meet). I perform only one of the competitive lifts each workout, and only perform clean and jerks during the 3-4 week peaking phase prior to a meet. While I perform 5 sets on all the major exercises, the first 2-3 sets are performed at lower intensities (60-80%) so that I am not performing a high number of sets at a high training intensity. One thing that I discovered while peaking for my last meet is that I did not recover well performing multible reps (2-3) at intensities over 90%. As a result for now on all reps performed on the major lifts (competition and front and back squat) will be performed for singles. Lastly, I thank God for allowing me to train hard and compete well at age 48!
Jerry Lee Morales:
Okay, I'll reevaluate my liofts and see what happens when I do only one quick lift per day as opposed to doing both in a single day. The only down side I see is that I won't be ready come meet day to do both. Ever run into this problem?