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Help?! Advice?! Keep pulling back muscles :(
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Thanks Dyvo! 🙂
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I did want to add that Hannah made a good point on FB about warming up. You HAVE to make sure your body is warmed up properly…You Know I'm really strong, and even basic moves can make me pull a muscle or feel really sore If I'm dumb enough to skip a warm up. They're REALLY important 🙂
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Massage, foam roller, and if you can find it in a health food store or online: "Calm." Calm is simply a powdered magnessium which most people are deficient in. It helps muscles relax if your body holds a lot of tension. Take small amounts initially; you'll know when you've taken too much because it does soften stool.
You want strong muscles that are also pliable, not strong muscles with tight with tension. You also want to focus on symetry in the body; you don't want one side compensating for the other.
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haha, I do hold a lot of tention! Never thought of that being a factor. Thanks Jewelwolf… 🙂
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I'll be a certified massage therapist six years in May, and I work for a chiropractor. He works with the spine promoting a good foundation for everything else in the body. One of my teacher's favorite statistics is a fatigued muscle at rest recovers 20% after five minutes of rest, and up to 100% after five minutes of massage. Massage reduces trigger points, increases range of motion, improves performance as far as balance and posture, reduces the sorenes and fatigue etc. I have one every two weeks. If you're budget conscious, get massage from students from the massage schools in your area or at least pick up a foam roller for self massage. Muscle fibers that hold tension don't get the oxygenated blood they should.
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Sounds good! lol. I've never had a professional message, been wanting that anyway ;D
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The standard Swedish massage is more relaxation based, and a deep tissue massage is more involved with reducing trigger points, lengthening tight muscles, etc. The long muscles like the quads, calves tend to stick to bone and stick to other muscles. It's not so much the pressure as it is the techniques; you can have gentle pressure with great results. You also want to increase your water intake if you haven't already; it helps to flush out the toxins released in a massage.
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