Good to Go
by Christie Aschwanden
A science journalist tests recovery products and practices: ice baths, compression, cryotherapy, foam rolling, sports drinks, sleep. Most are weak; sleep is strong; the placebo effect is real and usable. Funny and rigorous.
Read it if…
you spend money on recovery gadgets and want to know what works.
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Skip it if…
you already prioritise sleep and ignore gadgets; you are done.
Try instead: Run Fast. Eat Slow. →
Three things you will actually use
- Sleep is the only recovery tool with strong evidence.
- Most products sell a feeling.
- Placebo is not nothing; use it cheaply.
Do this first
Read the sleep chapter and the ice-bath chapter.
Our verdict
Recovery, tested.
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