Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery PDF
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Cover Page: ii Title Page: ii Contents Page: v Introduction Page: 1 1. Just-So Science Page: 11 2. Be Like Mike Page: 32 3. The Perfect Fuel Page: 55 4. The Cold War Page: 80 5. Flushing the Blood Page: 102 6. Calming the Senses Page: 121 7. The Rest Cure Page: 139 8. Selling Snake Oil Page: 160 9. Losing Your Zoom Page: 185 10. The Magic Metric Page: 203 11. Hurts So Good Page: 233 Conclusion Page: 251 Acknowledgments Page: 257 Notes Page: 261 Index Page: 287 Copyright Page: iii
Description:A New York Times Sports and Fitness Bestseller “The definitive tour through a bewildering jungle of…claims that compose a multibillion-dollar recovery industry.” —David Epstein, best-selling author of The Sports Gene Acclaimed science journalist Christie Aschwanden takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour through the latest science on sports and fitness recovery. She investigates claims about sports drinks, chocolate milk, and “recovery” beer; examines the latest recovery trends; and even tests some for herself, including cryotherapy, foam rolling, and Tom Brady–endorsed infrared pajamas. Good to Go seeks an answer to the question: Do any of these things actually help the body recover and achieve peak performance?
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