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GUEST SERIES | Dr. Andy Galpin: Maximize Recovery to Achieve Fitness & Performance Goals

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Recovery Time and the Importance of Functional Overreaching in Athletics

Recovery time for functional overreaching is typically a few days to maybe even a week or so./nPrior to a competition, individuals typically do a reduced training volume for some short period of time, which is called a taper./nThe goal is to actualize the adaptations to enhance performance./nFunctional overreaching is the golden target, and if one continues to train at this point, it can intensify through intensity, volume, or hindering recovery.

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