Fight update:
joanna fought a tough fight on saturday april 10th in Beenleigh QLD. The fight went for five hard two minute rounds. and was a close match the whole way through. It ended up in a draw decision between the judges. Looking forward to a rematch in the near future. Joanna would like to thank everyone that came out to support her. It was a great night of fun, and entertainment.
How massage can make you a better athlete
Training and sport take an extreme amount of wear and tear on a person's body; physically, mentally and emotionally. Weither it is conditions from injuries, stress, nerves, energy, or muscle soreness, massage can help you stay focused, healthy and recover faster. It can make you stronger, faster and more efficent. Deep tissue massage causes the pores in tissue membranes to open, enabling fluids and nutrients to pass through. This helps remove waste products such as lactic acid and encourage the muscles to take up oxygen and nutrients which help them recover quickly and break down scar tissue - Scar tissue is the result of previous injuries or trauma and can effect muscle, tendons and ligaments. Old scare tissue through out the muscles can lead to inflexible tissues that are prone to re-injury and general pain.
When to get a massage?
This can be broken down into pre, and post event.
Pre sports event- Before your event, is one of the best times to prepare your body,
Reasons to get a massage before:
Maintain the body generally in better condition.
Prevent injuries and loss of mobility.
Cure and restore mobility to injured muscle tissue.
Prevent injuries
Decrease stress
Increase circulation
Promote general wellness
Pain reduction
Relaxation
Decreases tension
Boost performance
Increase flexibility, mobitily, and joint function
Post event- After the event, great way to recover quickly
Reasons to get a massage after:
Same as pre
Decrease DOMS, delayed muscle soreness
Speed up injury recovery time
Gets new blood cells to the areas that need them
Helps with lactic acid buildup
Quote of the day
" an under-trained athlete is better then a over trained athlete, because a under trained athlete has reserves and the overtrained athlete has used them all up"
So listen to your body, take time to recovery, rest, and get a massage. Your body will thank you for it and you will be rewarded with better preformance and a long lasting career in your sport.
