{"id":799,"date":"2017-11-10T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T16:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/?p=799"},"modified":"2017-11-10T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T16:32:56","slug":"active-versus-passive-recovery-on-performance-during-intrameet-swimming-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/2017\/active-versus-passive-recovery-on-performance-during-intrameet-swimming-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Effect of Active Versus Passive Recovery on Performance During Intrameet Swimming Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effect of Active Versus Passive Recovery on Performance During Intrameet Swimming Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you should pay attention to this<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 Sometimes rest isn\u2019t the best thing for an athlete in competition.\u00a0 This study looked at competitive swimmers, aged 15-19.\u00a0 In this protocol, an intense 100 meter swim was followed by five minutes of rest and then three sets of four 200 m swims at 65-70%, 80% and 100% of maximal intensity respectively.\u00a0 Lactic acid was measured between each set.\u00a0 Following this, athletes were placed into one of two recovery protocols \u2013 one with active recuperation (20 minutes of low-intensity swimming) vs. 20 minutes of total rest.\u00a0 Following the rest period, another maximal 100 m swim was performed and lactic acid measurements again obtained.\u00a0 Researchers found that the group using active recovery was much more effective at reducing blood lactic acid.\u00a0 More importantly, this translated to better 100 m swim times, with an average of 68.11 seconds in the active recovery group and 69.31 seconds in the standard rest group.\u00a0 Active rest helps circulate blood through working muscles of the arms and legs, which helps clear lactic acid and reduce exercise-related muscle fatigue.\u00a0 So when training or competing with multiple bouts of exercise, keep moving in order to keep your performance optimized.<\/p>\n

If you have questions about training and recovery, give our office a call at (515) 221-1102.<\/p>\n

Active recovery after a 100 m swim results in faster subsequent swim times when compared to rest in \u2013between races.<\/p>\n

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