Recovery Strategies From Theory to Practice: USA Cycling Course

USA Cycling CEU Course on Recovery from Exercise and Workouts

Our online course “Recovery Strategies: From Theory to Practice,” shows you how to identify real fatigue, time recovery like a pro, and build performance gains faster.

With insights from Olympic recovery expert Dr. Shona Halson, sports scientist Dr. Ben Rattray, and veteran coach Trevor Connor, this course teaches you how to simplify recovery planning to unlock real, lasting gains.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Decode fatigue tools used by Olympic teams, like HRV, sleep quality, and subjective check-ins—and know when to pull back or push forward, guided by Dr. Shona Halson’s practical approach
  • Integrate an athlete-led recovery scoring system into weekly training plans to reduce injury risk and foster self-awareness in your athletes
  • Understand why strategies like NSAIDs, and ice baths may do more harm than good, and how to use proven tools like compression, naps, and glycogen replenishment instead
  • Apply cutting-edge brain science from Dr. Ben Rattray to combat mental fatigue, boost motivation, and restore central nervous system function with sleep, food, and cognitive rest
  • Design off-seasons that rebuild deep structural strength and support long-term development without burnout or injury

If your athletes are hitting a plateau, underperforming despite high fitness, or constantly chasing form, this course will show you why.

Learn to shift the focus to what really drives adaptation: sleep, nutrition, brain recovery, and rest. Let recovery do the work. You’ll learn how to see the signs, simplify the plan, and help your athletes peak—without pushing them past the edge.

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How to Enroll

All USA Cycling courses are offered exclusively through USA Cycling’s online learning management system at learn.usacycling.org.

Questions? Contact Suzy Sanchez, Director of DEI and Membership Programs, at ssanchez@usacycling.org.