Recovery

I have been doing a lot of reading about recovery, which in all honesty, I'm not a big fan of. :) I tend to push myself and have been known to do 6 on/1 off in CrossFit. Lately, I've been trying to take more recovery time and have been trying to do 3 on/1 off, but usually do 4 or 5 on/1 off. I sometimes find, however, that I get to a point where I just feel extremely tired & sore and like I just want to quit CrossFit (well, not really, but I have the fleeting thought). I'm starting to feel that way now. My arms are so sore from yesterday's WOD that I actually feel kind of sick. There wasn't anything particularly awful about yesterday, so I think it's my body's way of telling me that it needs more rest (or less wine! :)). Mark's Daily Apple has a lot of good articles about the importance of rest & recovery and how it is such an important part of fitness, especially as we get older - my 40's body just takes longer to recover than my 20's body would have and I just have to accept that! :) We are going on holidays next week, so I will probably be away from the weights during that time & have more rest days & focus on bodyweight stuff. I think it will be a needed break.

Breakfast:

turkey breast
salad

Lunch:

same

Snack:

bison pepperoni
Asian pear

Dinner:

spinach salad with bacon, egg, chicken breast

CrossFit:

Took an extra rest day. Did an interval hill/running program on the treadmill. Can't remember the last time I did this! Found it fatiguing on low back/hips, but it didn't cause any back pain which is good! I think I'll incorporate this sometimes as a kind of active recovery when I just want a break from CF.