Sore Muscles

What do you use?
Were big on the Tiger Balm,we'd use Dragon Balm if we could find it

I heard that Arnica cream works like a charm. I use a heating pad occasionally.

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Originally Posted by Chris N.

I heard that Arnica cream works like a charm. I use a heating pad occasionally.

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Well use Mineral Ice on the minor aches,but the deep ones only the balm seems to do it,Ill look up the Arnica

Try olibas oil its the best antiinflamatory there is also a hot bath with plenty of epsom salts for getting rid of lactic.

Olibas oil huh, I'll have to check that out. By the way, how much epsom salts do you add to the bath?

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Originally Posted by Scrap

Try olibas oil its the best antiinflamatory there is also a hot bath with plenty of epsom salts for getting rid of lactic.

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Oh trust me,Id love a hot bath right now,but the damned hot water heaters acting up
Im going to talk long and hard to the person putting together the muscle training part of my regimine about wether or not she has any relatives named Ilsa.
Today is just sadistic

Half pound of it should do it

Thanks scrap

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Originally Posted by Scrap

Try olibas oil its the best antiinflamatory there is also a hot bath with plenty of epsom salts for getting rid of lactic.

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bingo ! I like a hot Epsom salt bath with some added spearmint and peppermint oils.

This is slightly off topic but found last night before training lying on a tennis ball for 15 sec on each point in my back, upper pectorials, gluts and muscles under armpits (outer lats I think ????) worked really well.

Did each trigger point three times and did stretch and push exercises with arms against wall in a few diff positions to stretch the lats and arms etc in between each round on the tennis ball.

Felt good! Got the idea of a sports med clinic went to a few days ago which had speakers talking about trigger point therapy. I recommend trying it although probably some of you have heard of it before and I'm just picking up on it late. :)

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Originally Posted by Scrap

Try olibas oil its the best antiinflamatory there is also a hot bath with plenty of epsom salts for getting rid of lactic.

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I might go and get me one of them now actually... ;D

Epsom salts are also good for constipation... The only ones I can find are in boots and that's what they say they are for... everytime I go in I'm like 'I'm putting these in my bath' ;D

Trigger point therapy is great for releasing tension. You know when you've found one because it's really painful for a while then eases off and you often get referred pain/sensation. Hard to do on your own though. If you can get someone else to apply the pressure with their thumb or an elbow while you relax it works better. You can find them all over your body but the best ones are to be found in the scalanus, pecs,glutes and iliotibial band. :)

Right after a brutal work out or fight taking an ice cold bath (literally with ice in it) or socking the injured parts in ice water will greatly decrease heal time. I know that it's just as horrible getting into an ice bath as it is being sore for a couple of days so you gotta pick your poison.

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Originally Posted by md

Trigger point therapy is great for releasing tension. You know when you've found one because it's really painful for a while then eases off and you often get referred pain/sensation. Hard to do on your own though. If you can get someone else to apply the pressure with their thumb or an elbow while you relax it works better. You can find them all over your body but the best ones are to be found in the scalanus, pecs,glutes and iliotibial band. :)

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I used to get my ex to do it, luuuuurvly :P

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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

What do you use?
Were big on the Tiger Balm,we'd use Dragon Balm if we could find it

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if you're sore, you're likely pverworking yourself. ease up and/or take a few days off.