As I sit here nursing a sore hamstring, I often wondered what others do to recover from a hard bike ride, or an insane hiking trip.. When you guys/gals get muscle soreness how do you recover? I usually eat a lot of protein, rest, drink green tea, hot bath with an adult beverage, occasionally I'd take ibuprofen.

Lately I been looking at KT Tape, muscle creams, etc. Anyone else got routine for recovering after tough hard physical activities? And I do stretch before and after, but sometimes it's still inevitable when you push yourself like never before.