<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Recovery on Train Decade</title><link>https://traindecade.com/tags/recovery/</link><description>Recent content in Recovery on Train Decade</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0800</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://traindecade.com/tags/recovery/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>After the Deload: Why the Rebound Isn't Automatic</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/after-the-deload-rebound/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/after-the-deload-rebound/</guid><description>You took the deload week. Now what? The rebound most lifters expect isn&amp;#39;t automatic — the research says it depends on how you come back. Here&amp;#39;s the evidence.</description></item><item><title>Does Heavy Lifting 'Fry' Your CNS? What the Evidence Actually Says</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/does-heavy-lifting-fry-your-cns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/does-heavy-lifting-fry-your-cns/</guid><description>The gym says heavy lifting &amp;#39;fries your CNS&amp;#39; and needs 48 hours to recover. The evidence says something more specific — and more useful — than that.</description></item><item><title>Collagen for Tendons After 40: The Supplement That Only Works With Load</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/collagen-for-tendons-after-40/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/collagen-for-tendons-after-40/</guid><description>Collagen works for tendons — but only at 15-30g with vitamin C and heavy loading. A 2026 review grades the evidence A for tendon, A against muscle.</description></item><item><title>You Lift, But You Don't Feel Your Body: Why Somatic Awareness Is the Missing Layer</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/somatic-awareness-body-feel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/somatic-awareness-body-feel/</guid><description>Strength is output; awareness is input. Most lifters train the first and ignore the second — then wonder why they keep getting hurt. Here&amp;#39;s the mechanism.</description></item><item><title>CNS Fatigue: Why Your Strength Stalls After 40 (and How HRV Catches It)</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/your-nervous-system-is-fried/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/your-nervous-system-is-fried/</guid><description>Why the bar feels glued down while your muscles feel fine, the symptoms that separate CNS fatigue from ordinary soreness, and when HRV says back off.</description></item><item><title>Deload: The Recovery Week You Keep Skipping</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/deload-the-recovery-week-you-keep-skipping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/deload-the-recovery-week-you-keep-skipping/</guid><description>Most men over 40 train every week at full intensity and wonder why they stall. A planned deload clears the fatigue masking your strength. Here&amp;#39;s how.</description></item><item><title>Sleep and Recovery: The Part of Muscle-Building You're Probably Skipping</title><link>https://traindecade.com/posts/sleep-and-recovery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://traindecade.com/posts/sleep-and-recovery/</guid><description>Muscle isn&amp;#39;t built in the gym — it&amp;#39;s built while you recover. Why sleep and rest days matter more after 40, and the levers that actually work.</description></item></channel></rss>