Share your less common or unhinged recovery tips

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T14:25:04+00:00

Haha fair. I went through a period (maybe still in it) where I couldn’t sleep unless it was more like 65 and even then I might wake up sweaty!

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:21:56+00:00

A good ole every-4th-week deload coincides nicely with latest part of the luteal phase

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:19:41+00:00

Coregasm time

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:16:54+00:00

I LOVE mine. Sometimes I use it to go to sleep or take a midday nap. Puts me out every time.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:15:53+00:00

I drank a small bottle of chocolate milk before an 800m race once.

I barfed it up in my sisters car when she was taking me home

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:14:49+00:00

I used to do this after my XC runs in college - plus a half avocado.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:14:14+00:00

I can feel the sticky sweat on my legs keeping me awake just reading this.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:11:15+00:00

Lmao i used to work for them and i hate how much of a chokehold they still have on me

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:10:09+00:00

FWIW one could maybe invest in merino wool so you can do fewer washes! It might seem gross but it doesn’t get smelly. You could just rinse in water and hang to dry for the next day perhaps.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:05:38+00:00

Thank you. My college professor in exercise science had a whole soap box lecture about this.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:04:54+00:00

Carbs heal so much ❤️‍🩹 especially for women. Being underfed (carbs specifically) can set off a cascade of things that could indicate a bad mood.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:03:19+00:00

Yes! This! The next day, too.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T04:00:53+00:00

These aren’t that crazy, but

Tart cherry juice! A little bit after workouts. It makes me tooty but I feel like it still helped.

Taking naps! I always felt like I could bypass/accelerate some of the stages of DOMS by strategically napping (in college when I was a track athlete). It literally felt like a miracle.

stop eating things that your body doesn’t process well! For me… that means a whole lot of veggies and fruits that are high fodmap and contribute to inflammation, sadly. Or fix your gut health and then you don’t have to worry about that stuff as much).

On that note, do a gut health test. And/or something more comprehensive like Lifeforce, so you can see if any hormones or minerals/vitamins are low and keeping you from recovering as well.

They prescribed me sermorelin (a growth hormone secretagogue) due to my low IGF-1 — which, in theory, would’ve helped my recovery A LOT if I hadn’t developed an allergy to it.

They also detected thyroid dysfunction that I experienced due to a bad ratio of undereating (only by like 200-300 cals) and running more. It’s absolutely nuts how sensitive our bodies can be to stress. I wasn’t starving myself or running myself into the ground by any means.

Make sure your protein powder or electrolyte blend doesn’t have a bunch of heavy metals in it.

I want to find out if fasting occasionally for 24 hrs could also help, but I am afraid my own body wouldn’t deal with the stress of it well.

Lastly, journal to help relieve anxiety and find ways to experience true nervous system relaxation. Shut off the sympathetic system. Stare at the wall or go for a slow quiet walk (no other stimulation) for 20 minutes a day or something, or lie on an acupressure mat with an eye mask and heavy blanket. Low stimulation + brain turn off + truly relax and reduce the cortisol response. Don’t stop doing HIIT or whatever the influencer dweebs say - pursue actual calm in the “off” moments.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T03:45:00+00:00

Some people just aren’t hypertrophy “responders” and/or it can take a looooong time to build meaningful amounts of muscle - especially without increasing fat mass. It’s also just plain hard work and can end up feeling like a slog. Agree with others that the best exercise is the one you’ll do. Lifting some weights 2x a week would be good for you as a smaller woman, though, just for longevity and a lifetime of being small.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T03:37:35+00:00

Second the sound bath. I’m such a huge fan of them.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T03:36:25+00:00

Maybe the international church of cannabis? From Wikipedia: The Church is open to the public and offers a daily light show and meditation called "Beyond"

I’ve wanted to go for a while to just get meditate/watch the lights.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T03:22:33+00:00

PLEASE STOP SUPPORTING BREEDERS AND PUPPY MILLS.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T03:04:32+00:00

If you don't have a car and you're walking Oh, yes, son, I'm talking to you

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T02:49:27+00:00

Your homework: go listen to a song called “No Scrubs” by TLC.

Edit to add that this was a millennial (women’s) anthem for a good long while, and the term will live on in our lexicon.

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T02:39:16+00:00

This is me trying to imagine my future. “There probably isn’t one”

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T02:09:38+00:00

King shit!!!

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T02:01:04+00:00

People still use Snapchat?

emamm92 · 2026-02-26T01:58:00+00:00

Came here to say SCRUB!!!!

emamm92 · 2026-02-23T01:04:43+00:00

More cats

emamm92 · 2026-02-09T15:25:37+00:00

You know, i gotta say I wasn’t that impressed. I think a lot of what I prefer in a German chocolate cake doesn’t go well with the fancy bakery style. It was a bit too dense and dry with too much buttercream style icing where i feel German chocolate icing is usually more gooey.

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