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Stress and Recovery: How to Train When Life Gets Heavy

You crushed your workout yesterday. Today? You feel like you got hit by a truck. Before you immediately assume you "overdid it" in the gym, zoom out for a second. Your workout might be part of the picture. But it might not be the whole picture. It's Not Just One Thing... Stress Stacks Training is a stressor. That's actually the point. You challenge your body, recover from that challenge, and over time your body adapts by becoming stronger and more capable. But your workout isn't happening in a vacuum. Maybe you trained hard yesterday. You also slept five hours. One...

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