After a brutal pack-out, you can't hunt hard if you're broken by day three....

https://blogfreely.net/raymond-cole86/the-backcountry-grind-when-to-use-compression-socks-and-how-to-master-recovery

After a brutal pack-out, you can't hunt hard if you're broken by day three. I’ve learned the hard way that recovery is performance. We're looking at why hitting that 30g protein window right at the truck keeps you moving when the mountain gets steep.