Recovery - Your Missing Performance Piece
- Brandon Burd

- Oct 5
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 3
Progress doesn’t happen when you train; it happens when you recover.
Recovery isn’t just about rest. It’s an active process that determines how well your body adapts to the work you’ve already done.
Research shows that inadequate recovery and poor sleep impair physical performance and increase injury risk. In a systematic review, sleep deprivation was found to significantly reduce strength, speed, and endurance (Sleep and Athletic Performance, PMC9960533).
Another analysis found that active recovery methods like light mobility, walking, or cycling are more effective than passive rest for improving circulation and restoring muscle performance (Effectiveness of Recovery Strategies, PMC11098991).
Here’s how to recover better:
✅ Move to recover. Light mobility or walking promotes circulation and clears waste from sore tissue.
👉 Perform my Office Reset for a quick boost
✅ Hydrate and replenish electrolytes. Water drives every recovery process including nutrient transport and temperature regulation. If you’re training hard or traveling, add electrolytes to replace what sweat takes out. I use Cellutrex H2O on a daily basis to stay hydrated and help regulate my electrolytes.
✅ Sleep like it matters. Seven to nine hours is non-negotiable if you want your body to rebuild efficiently.
✅ Reset soft tissue. Massage or self-release work helps restore movement quality and reduces compensations.
If you train hard, recovery isn’t optional. It’s the system that keeps everything else working.






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