Does perceived recovery predict performance? A 0–10 recovery rating tracked sprint performance (r = −0.63) and showed excellent reliability after interval training
Oct 27
4 min read
Before a session you already know, roughly, how recovered you feel. The question is whether that feeling is worth anything. Can a single 0 to 10 rating, taken after the warm-up, tell you whether today will be a good day or a bad one, and does it track the muscle damage left over from the last session? Three small studies tested the Perceived Recovery Status scale directly, and a systematic review of 56 studies compared self-reported measures against the blood markers and heart-rate measures that often get more attention.
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