Today was one of the hardest workouts I have ever gone through. After spending all of last week in bed due to the flu, this was my first workout in over a week. The workout of the day consisted of a 20 minute workout of:
After that intense of a workout, I always try to get an ice bath in. I always tell my players that they need to get into the habit of doing ice baths regularly. They all scoff and talk about how much they hate them. When I've coached at the highest levels, NWSL and NCAA D1, after those training sessions girls would basically fight each other to get into the ice bath first. It becomes an everyday habit and is the reason why they can recover so quickly. I suggest all players of all ages, to get used to ice baths.
- 400 meters on the Rowing Machine
- 15 Calories on the Assault Bike
- 10 Squat Thrusters
After that intense of a workout, I always try to get an ice bath in. I always tell my players that they need to get into the habit of doing ice baths regularly. They all scoff and talk about how much they hate them. When I've coached at the highest levels, NWSL and NCAA D1, after those training sessions girls would basically fight each other to get into the ice bath first. It becomes an everyday habit and is the reason why they can recover so quickly. I suggest all players of all ages, to get used to ice baths.