recoveryarmsrace
/rɪˈkʌvəriˌɑːrmzˌreɪs/nounVerified NewCompetition among athletes — and non-athletes — over the sophistication of their rest.
Ice baths, sauna protocols, HRV tracking, magnesium timing; recovery has its own gear economy, and rest, once the mere absence of training, now outclasses it in cost.
Etym. — *recovery* + *arms race*.
Rel. — plungeflex
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