Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery
by Christie Aschwanden, 2019

Your body needs sleep to recover from exertion. Otherwise, there’s no consistent scientific proof that any other common or marketed form of recovery product or recovery activity does any good, outside of a well-documented placebo effect. Even common things like icing or ibuprofen (and other NSAIDs) may actually be doing more harm than good. If you think something is working for you (and it’s definitely not bad for you), keep doing it, but I would definitely suggest not spending money on the latest recovery fads or products.