it is well established that the active continuous recovery is preferred to passive recovery. but the active period of this recovery is long (20-60 minutes) and the intensity is not controlled. furthermore, most severe trial exercises need short-term active recovery for better performance so that the athletes can return more rapidly to their normal state and more desirable performance. however, ...

The performance advantage of active rather than passive recovery during subsequent trials for repeated high intensity short-term exercise is well documented. Research findings suggest that shorter periods of active recovery, than traditionally employed, can be prescribed and still retain performance benefits over passive recoveries in successive exercise trials. The aim of this study was to exa...

ATP repletion following exhaustive exercise is approximated to be 90-95% complete in 3 minutes, and is crucial in the performance of short duration, high intensity work. Few studies appear to have used this 3-minute interval in the investigation of recovery modes, blood lactate accumulation and power output. Thus, our aim was to investigate changes in peak power (PP), average power (AP) and blo...

the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of active and passive recovery on immune system indexes after a graded exhaustive exercise in male college athletes. for this purpose, 20 college athletes of physical fitness training were selected by cooper test and their bmi and then they were divided into two groups randomly: group 1 (active recovery) and group 2 (passive recovery). each s...

The recovery process in sport plays an essential role in determining subsequent athletic performance. This study investigated the effectiveness of different recovery interventions after maximal exercise. Eighteen trained male cyclists initially undertook an incremental test to determine maximal oxygen consumption. The four recovery interventions tested were: passive, active (50% maximal oxygen ...