Recovery for Performance in Sport encompasses the latest scientific research in the study of recovery and draws from the experience of applied sport scientists working with elite athletes in leading performance and recovery centers around the globe.
Part I: Fundamentals of Fatigue and Recovery
Chapter 1. Physiology of Exercise Training
Chapter 2. Overtraining Syndrome
Part II: Periodization and Managing Recovery
Chapter 3. Overtraining Prevention
Chapter 4. Managing Active Recovery
Chapter 5. Psychological Aspects of Recovery
Part III: Strategies for Optimizing Recovery
Chapter 6. Stretching
Chapter 7. Hydration
Chapter 8. Nutrition
Chapter 9. Sleep
Chapter 10. Massage and Physiotherapy
Chapter 11. Compression Garments
Chapter 12. Local Thermal Applications
Chapter 13. Variations in Thermal Ambience
Chapter 14. Water Immersion Therapy
Part IV: Unique Considerations for Recovery
Chapter 15. Gender Differences
Chapter 16. Temperature and Climate
Chapter 17. Recovery at Altitude
Christophe Hausswirth, PhD, has been the senior physiologist at l’Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance (National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance, or INSEP) since 1995 and is an associate professor and leader in recovery and nutrition guidelines in the research department. In 1996 he earned his PhD in biomechanics and physiology of human movement at the University of Orsay, France. In 2000 he earned his diploma in supervising research dealing with the energy cost of locomotion in long-duration sport events. He also serves on the scientific board of the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.
Iñigo Mujika, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of physiology, faculty of medicine and odontology, at the University of the Basque Country in Leioa, Spain. As a researcher, sport science practitioner, and coach, Mujika is widely considered one of the most respected experts on tapering and peaking for optimal performance.