Heal like Wolverine

Unfortunately, crashing is part of the job when it comes to racing motorcycles, and completing an entire season without copping for the odd spill is relatively unheard of... even the most successful riders get a little too intimate with the tarmac every now and then.

If you’re lucky, if and when you crash you’ll walk away with little more than a bruised ego... but more often than not you can throw in broken bones, torn ligaments and shiny new crutches.

Motorcycle racers are well known for being a tough breed, bouncing back from injury in somewhat superhuman style, but what exactly are they doing to facilitate such a speedy recovery?

Aside from the usual hyperbaric chambers and red light therapies, there are a lot of additional things a rider can do to accelerate the healing process.

Here are my top three.

1. Diet 

Injury can be pretty costly when it comes to daily energy expenditure – sure, you’re probably not moving around as much, but an injury can increase resting metabolic rate by anything up to 20% depending on the severity of the trauma sustained.

Although you’re not burning as many calories from daily activities and exercise, your metabolism has likely received a hefty boost and therefore needs feeding.