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Nearly everyone who trains already knows that you don’t get your best results in the gym, you get it out of the gym. Doing strength training exercises only breaks down your muscles. You only really build up your body and get that firm look when you are outside of gym and recovering. Strangely, even women who are perfectly aware of this fact pour all of their time and effort into time at the gym, but don’t give a second thought on ways they can increase their recovery rate. It’s fine and great to know something, but you just aren’t going to get results if you don’t find a way to put them into practice.

With that in mind, here are some of the most important ways you can super charge your exercise recovery outside of the gym.

Sleep - Strange as it might sound, but you probably do your most work building muscle when you are doing nothing at all. When you put your head down for the night, your body goes into “recovery mode.” So you will want to try to many Z’s as you can. One easy way is to just avoid watching television about half an hour before you hit the hay. The lack of stimulation will help you reach the stage of “deep sleep” a lot faster, which will make things more restful. You should also try to fall asleep at roughly the same time every evening, as a regular schedule can help your body experience a more restful sleep.

Take Breaks - There is a natural inclination to think that you aren’t killing yourself in the gym, you aren’t getting strong and toned. While this principle is generally true, you need to make it a point to take a week off every now again, about every month to two months or so. If you are a real gym rat, this can be a challenge, but you will probably notice a significant change in muscle development during this brief break. And you hit the gym again, you will attack the weights with more energy and passion than what you have felt in a long time, which in itself is a great way to contribute to muscle development.

Post Workout Nutrition - Any good trainer should know this one, but it is important enough to bear repeating. About half an hour after you set down your last weight, your muscles are begging for a quick rush of nutrients so they start the recover process. You just give it to them right away with a quick shot of fast acting liquid protein. Studies suggest that people who have a good post workout meal plan recover from their workouts much faster than those who don’t, so make this an integral part of your training.

Salt Baths - Putting a little bit of Epsom salts inside your bath can actually do wonders for removing some of the toxins that might be . This is an old folk remedy for aches that has been used for centuries, and we are only now understand the solid science between soaking in bath salts. You might even want to include this in your evening wind down routine. Soaking is a relaxing salt bath right before bed can help your muscles recover faster and help prepare you for a nice solid sleep.

Chill Out - When you are wired and stress from your job or whatever, your body produces hormones that keep you on edge and really hurt your progress. You should instead work to really keep a level head and your body stress free. If you feel yourself getting wound up, take a little bit of time off to do something that you enjoy. Not letting the stress of everyday life can actually be a great way to not just maintain your sanity, but help your body recover from exercise a whole lot faster as well.

Chris McCombs is personal trainer marketing and boot camp marketing specialist, as well as a free time junkie, and information marketer, a blogger and owner of an Orange County boot camp and personal training program.

Thanks for the great tips Chris! You da man!

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