GET TO WORK

It might sound counter-productive for recovery, but not doing enough high-intensity strength work could dampen your body’s regenerative powers. Athletes who do endurance sports – especially as they get older – will usually see a drop in testosterone and human growth hormone levels. at means you can’t train as hard, or recover as well. Studies show that the relationship between workload and hormone release is linear: more reps and more sets equals higher levels. By contrast, heavy weights, low reps and long recovery doesn’t seem to elicit the same hormone response.