Breakdown of Он много занимается спортом, притом он знает, как восстанавливаться после нагрузки.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
знать
to know
много
a lot
как
how
заниматься спортом
to do sport
после
after
нагрузка
physical load
притом
moreover, at that
восстанавливаться
to recover (impf)
Questions & Answers about Он много занимается спортом, притом он знает, как восстанавливаться после нагрузки.
Could I use причём instead of притом in this sentence?
Yes, they are highly interchangeable when adding extra information. However, притом (besides / moreover) often introduces an independent, additional fact that reinforces the first one. Причём (and what is more) often introduces a detail that clarifies or relates closely to the exact same action. Here, knowing how to recover is a separate additional skill, so притом fits perfectly, but причём would also sound natural.
Why is the imperfective verb восстанавливаться used here instead of the perfective восстановиться?
The imperfective is used because this is a general, recurring action. He knows how to recover after any workout he does in general. If the sentence were about recovering from a single, specific event like tomorrow's marathon, you would use the perfective восстановиться.
Why is it занимается спортом (singular) when the English translation says "does a lot of sports" (plural)?
In Russian, спорт is almost always used in the singular as an uncountable concept when referring to "doing sports" or "exercising". The verb заниматься (to be occupied with / to engage in) dictates the instrumental case, giving us the singular спортом.
Does нагрузка just mean "load"?
Literally, нагрузка means "load", "weight", or "burden". However, in fitness and medical contexts, it is the standard Russian term for "physical exertion" or "workout". Saying после нагрузки is the most natural way to express "after physical exertion" or "after a strenuous workout".
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