On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:57:42 -0500, JMW <[email hidden]> wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:
Quoted message said:A recently published study from a university in Western Australia
indicates that ten minutes of massage, a half-hour after heavy
eccentric resistance training:
[1] Significantly reduces delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS);
[2] Significantly reduces plamsa creatine kinase (CK) levels; and
[3] Significantly reduces inflammatory response (swelling).
No significant difference in recovery time, though. It just makes it
hurt less in the meantime.
Zainuddin Z, Newton M, Sacco P, Nosaka K. Effects of massage on
delayed-onset muscle soreness, swelling, and recovery of muscle
function. J Athl Train. 2005 Jul;40(3):174-80.
Just thought I'd share that with you.
I got a Dr. Scholl's Full Cushion massager for Christmas that I'm
trying out as I type this. My hamstrings are sore from the 5 sets of
5 back squats I did on Monday. That was the first time I had done
that in quite a while so I guess it is to be expected.
The massager is shaped like a car seat cover and has 4 sets of
massaging heads as well as a heating element. It also comes with a
12V cigarette lighter plug but I don't know if it would be a good
thing to use while driving. I could see myself dozing off at the
wheel.