Outstanding Performance: Clean, Enhanced or Juiced

[Orange Agent]

There has been some studies done on recovery which would suggest Pog wouldn't recover any faster than his competitors.


A recent study, published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in 2017, looked at this issue. In the study, two groups of subjects did knee extensions and eccentric knee flexions, completing 8 to 10 repetitions. One group was between the ages of 18 and 30 while the second group was 40 to 59 years of age.

Once the workouts were over, the researchers measured markers of muscle damage, muscle thickness of the muscles worked via ultrasound, isometric and isokinetic torque, and muscle soreness. The results? There was really no difference between the two groups in terms of maximum isometric torque or peak isokinetic torque at 2 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after the workout. Both groups experienced muscle soreness and an increase in markers of muscle damage, but the increase was similar in both groups.

This study suggests that middle-aged and younger participants respond similarly to resistance training and the exercise recovery time process proceeds at the same rate.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 31(12): 3454-3462.Berkeley University of California. “Do Older People Need Longer to Recover from Exercise?”

https://cathe.com/really-need-exercise-recovery-time-age/

I mean mitochondrial muscle mass rather than age. Mitochondria cells allow the body to recover quicker from repeat efforts. The testing indicates Pogacar has very high levels of mitochondria cells which is how he races on climbs, attacks and recovers repeatedly. I would also assume this allows quicker recovery day to day as well.