Recovery Is the Real Program
Strength is built during recovery, not training. Ignore sleep, nutrition, and lifestyle recovery, and even the best program eventually stops working.
Sep 9, 2025 • 3 minute readRecovery
Strength isn't built in the gym—it's built during recovery. Training provides the stimulus; sleep, nutrition, and rest provide the adaptation.
Most lifters underestimate how much recovery matters. Chronic fatigue, nagging injuries, and stalled progress are often signs that you need more rest, not more work.
The articles below cover everything from sleep optimization to deload strategies to injury management. Train hard, but recover harder.