How Athletes Can Improve Their Training With A Sports Massage

hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and

hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and today we’re with the massage therapist

today we’re with the massage therapist

today we’re with the massage therapist from X Fit to learn more about how a

from X Fit to learn more about how a

from X Fit to learn more about how a massage can help your training so if

massage can help your training so if

massage can help your training so if you’re an athlete is it beneficial to

you’re an athlete is it beneficial to

you’re an athlete is it beneficial to get a massage well it can increase blood

get a massage well it can increase blood

get a massage well it can increase blood flow and circulation can break down

flow and circulation can break down

flow and circulation can break down muscle spasms so if there’s any pain or

muscle spasms so if there’s any pain or

muscle spasms so if there’s any pain or tension it can try to break down those

tension it can try to break down those

tension it can try to break down those problems as well it can help with

problems as well it can help with

problems as well it can help with recovery and sleeping habits so you’ll

recovery and sleeping habits so you’ll

recovery and sleeping habits so you’ll be ready to do a better workout the next

be ready to do a better workout the next

be ready to do a better workout the next day also if your therapist knows Anatomy

day also if your therapist knows Anatomy

day also if your therapist knows Anatomy well you can use it to better your

well you can use it to better your

well you can use it to better your posture work more the tight muscles and

posture work more the tight muscles and

posture work more the tight muscles and know where it’s weak and where it needs

know where it’s weak and where it needs

know where it’s weak and where it needs to it needs to be strengthened one of

to it needs to be strengthened one of

to it needs to be strengthened one of the things we can do for a therapeutic

the things we can do for a therapeutic

the things we can do for a therapeutic massage is called an interosseous

massage is called an interosseous

massage is called an interosseous release so there’s two bones in your

release so there’s two bones in your

release so there’s two bones in your shin there’s a tibia and a fibula and

shin there’s a tibia and a fibula and

shin there’s a tibia and a fibula and between the two there’s a nerve artery

between the two there’s a nerve artery

between the two there’s a nerve artery and vein that run through there so to

and vein that run through there so to

and vein that run through there so to help with the circulation we’re gonna

help with the circulation we’re gonna

help with the circulation we’re gonna try to do a little bit of an uncorking

try to do a little bit of an uncorking

try to do a little bit of an uncorking so I’m gonna try to put a little

so I’m gonna try to put a little

so I’m gonna try to put a little pressure here and most bring these two

pressure here and most bring these two

pressure here and most bring these two bones apart a little bit so this can

bones apart a little bit so this can

bones apart a little bit so this can help with circulation of course from

help with circulation of course from

help with circulation of course from your ankle which if you had a swollen

your ankle which if you had a swollen

your ankle which if you had a swollen ankle or something like that would help

ankle or something like that would help

ankle or something like that would help decrease the swelling also can help with

decrease the swelling also can help with

decrease the swelling also can help with things like shin splints and relaxing

things like shin splints and relaxing

things like shin splints and relaxing the muscles in the shins what’s the

the muscles in the shins what’s the

the muscles in the shins what’s the difference between getting massaged

difference between getting massaged

difference between getting massaged before a workout and afterwards before

before a workout and afterwards before

before a workout and afterwards before game you’d want to have something a

game you’d want to have something a

game you’d want to have something a little bit more vigorous trying to

little bit more vigorous trying to

little bit more vigorous trying to increase blood flow and get ready for

increase blood flow and get ready for

increase blood flow and get ready for the game whereas after the game probably

the game whereas after the game probably

the game whereas after the game probably want something a little bit more

want something a little bit more

want something a little bit more relaxing that can help with recovery

relaxing that can help with recovery

relaxing that can help with recovery okay we’re gonna go from the back also

okay we’re gonna go from the back also

okay we’re gonna go from the back also and try to display the two bones from

and try to display the two bones from

and try to display the two bones from the back and work down week a so once

the back and work down week a so once

the back and work down week a so once we’ve done the uncorking we’re then

we’ve done the uncorking we’re then

we’ve done the uncorking we’re then gonna do an effleurage and try to return

gonna do an effleurage and try to return

gonna do an effleurage and try to return some of this circulation back to the

some of this circulation back to the

some of this circulation back to the heart

can you still get massage that if you’re

can you still get massage that if you’re injured basic injuries straining or

injured basic injuries straining or

injured basic injuries straining or spring you always want to increase the

spring you always want to increase the

spring you always want to increase the blood flow to that place to take out the

blood flow to that place to take out the

blood flow to that place to take out the swelling so that usually helps it’s good

swelling so that usually helps it’s good

swelling so that usually helps it’s good to talk with the therapists as they’re

to talk with the therapists as they’re

to talk with the therapists as they’re doing that massage so if you feel

doing that massage so if you feel

doing that massage so if you feel something’s a little too firm say oh

something’s a little too firm say oh

something’s a little too firm say oh that’s that’s too hard and if you feel

that’s that’s too hard and if you feel

that’s that’s too hard and if you feel it’s a little too soft you can say oh

it’s a little too soft you can say oh

it’s a little too soft you can say oh you can go a little harder so here’s

you can go a little harder so here’s

you can go a little harder so here’s upper trapezius that they tend to be

upper trapezius that they tend to be

upper trapezius that they tend to be tight muscles when you sit a lot of in

tight muscles when you sit a lot of in

tight muscles when you sit a lot of in front of computer that’s where you tend

front of computer that’s where you tend

front of computer that’s where you tend to get a lot of tightness so here I’m

to get a lot of tightness so here I’m

to get a lot of tightness so here I’m applying a little bit pressure just sort

applying a little bit pressure just sort

applying a little bit pressure just sort of release it if there would be

of release it if there would be

of release it if there would be something with around the scapula which

something with around the scapula which

something with around the scapula which you can see here you can just go in it

you can see here you can just go in it

you can see here you can just go in it and sort of work all those little

and sort of work all those little

and sort of work all those little muscles little scapula stabilizers just

muscles little scapula stabilizers just

muscles little scapula stabilizers just sort of dig in there