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Athletes have been frustrated by the onset of muscular fatigue for quite some time now. Muscular fatigue results in loss of power and efficiency and occurs as a result of the depletion of muscular glycogen, a lack of oxygen and an increase in muscle lactic acid (increase in hydrogen-ion concentration). Muscular fatigue occurs during brief intense exercise. However over an extended period of time by training without significant recovery from muscular fatigue you will experience accumulated muscular fatigue. And recovery from this is not just a few days to a week… so you may want to avoid that.

It is important to avoid muscular fatigue during training, especially accumulated muscular fatigue as this will affect your technique. (Look out for the “Perfect Execution” piece in a few days. This will give some insight into the importance of technique.)

Applying graded compression by using LineBreak Compression Garments to working muscles improves blood circulation which means that you will:

Improve your performance

Compression gets oxygen rich blood from your heart to your muscles faster. This means that they perform better. This also means that you get fresh blood into the muscle and thus getting nasty by-products out of them. (Yes – Lactic Acid. You may proceed.)

Recover Faster

Again, getting oxygen rich blood to tired muscles is the key. Like a massage, compression promotes better blood flow to traumatized muscles. Better blood flow means faster and more effective recovery to the muscle cells. It’s recommended they be worn for a couple of hours after exercise for maximum benefit.

Reduce your Risk of Injury

Picture a “Time-Warp” (New show on Discovery Channel – super-slow-mo video) of a runner’s foot striking the ground. Imagine the downward shockwave through the thigh followed by a reverberation as the quad bounces back up. All this violence causes the muscle fibres to tear. This is the natural degradation of muscles that lead to fatigue. Quite simply compression reduces the shock. This means less damage so you can go for longer and have less damage to recover from, thus avoiding accumulated fatigue.

Oh, and Linebreak Compression Garments also help regulate body temperature.

Need I say more?

Keep it tight!

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A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. “I’m the greatest hitter in the world,” he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed.

“Strike one!” he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world!”

He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. “Strike two!” he cried out.

The boy then paused for a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spat on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, “I’m the greatest hitter in the world!” Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. “Strike three!”

“Wow!” he exclaimed… “I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!”

If you can’t change your circumstances, change your attitude. The little boy’s circumstances hadn’t changed, but his positive attitude prompted him to give an encouraging meaning to his experience.

Your experience depends on your point of view. The way you look at it is the way you see it.
The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Like it or not, you cannot have one without the other.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish. It’s measured by the opposition you encounter and the courage with which you maintain your struggle against the odds.

A lot of the time you have to endure the negative before you get to the positive.

Just remember “Challenge exposes opportunity”.

Welcome to my blog. Once Inspired aims to motivate aspiring sportsmen and women as well as the general uninspired readership. Through the use of inspiring stories of athletes over coming all odds to achieve their goals or personal triumphs, Once Inspired will provide hope and encourage people to realize that they are not alone and that with the right guidance, they too can realize their dreams.

Once Inspired has selected Reach for a Dream as the charity benefit. Many of the children at RFAD have dreams to meet famous sporting personalities or, if and where possible, partake in certain events. Once Inspired will assist RFAD where we can and this blog will help create awareness and even present an opportunity for the children to fulfill their dreams. Once Inspired will conduct interviews with the famous sporting personalities and also the children whilst living their dream.

Many people face many challenges. Opportunities exist.

Challenge exposes opportunity.

Nic Muhl