[sprintermt]

sprintermt on June 25, 2004 at 8:04 am #9468

If you have sore legs/calves and have an upcoming meet, say this Sunday, how soon before the meet should you stop using a hot tub or sauna to aid recovery.
Could you use contrast hot/cold showers/baths to aid recovery instead. If so how close to the meet. 1, 2, 3 days before?
Self-message or one of those "The stick" rollers okay to use the day before or the day of the meet in between heats be oaky? A little advice in the training room please 😎

[rice773]

rice773 on June 25, 2004 at 8:28 am #29753

Great article about the use of saunas, I have had success with the protocols presented-
https://www.regenerationlab.com/archives/000131.php

Contrast showers
https://www.regenerationlab.com/archives/000022.php

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on June 25, 2004 at 7:41 pm #29754

Extended (10+ minutes) global heat treatments such as sauna or whirl pool just prior to competing has always left me very dead-legged. I'd only use heat immediately prior to a competition if it is used locally (such as to warm up an injured achilles). Interestingly, I have heard of some Eastern Europeans in the early 80s forgoing a standard warmup in place of a short global heat treatment immediately prior to the event to raise core temperature without expending much energy.

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