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Recovery’s Big 5 Strategies with Dr. Peter Tierney

The Strength Running Podcast

Release Date: 03/28/2024

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What makes the biggest impact when it comes to recovery strategies and tools for runners? 

Dr. Peter Tierney is a health and performance researcher, consultant, and coach who’s worked with many professional sports organizations to help athletes recover effectively from exercise.

Peter’s “Big 5” recovery strategies are science-backed and possible for runners to add to their training and lifestyle.

In this episode, Peter and I talk about:

  • Recovery as part of a lifestyle, not just a post-exercise tool.
  • The Big 5 recovery strategies for runners and endurance athletes, and how to use them.
  • Adaptation vs. performance as recovery outcomes in endurance athletes.
  • Tips for better sleep strategies for runners.
  • Nutrition for running recovery.
  • Balancing running, commitments, and life stressors for optimal performance.
  • Hydration and electrolyte balance for runners and the link to recovery.
  • How socializing with friends and family can be an effective recovery tool.

If you’re already wondering whether your current recovery tactics are helping you perform better and stay healthy, this episode will give you great recovery strategies to start implementing today.

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The Performance Training Journal is now available on Amazon and debuted as the #4 new release in the running category. Since I started running in 1998, I’ve kept a hardcopy training journal. Holding a tangible log, writing in it daily, and reflecting on the ups and downs of running is a surefire way to improve. 

This hardcopy training journal helps you focus on the training metrics that matter, prioritizes a long-term outlook so you don’t take any shortcuts, and maintains your motivation with strategic self-praise. With a no-frills, functional design, the Performance Training Journal includes coaching advice on racing, injury prevention, strength training, and more. It will guide you through race scheduling, how to plan your race morning, the best workouts for endurance runners, and encourage you to track your personal bests over time. 

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