Training

Post race recovery xxxxxx

Goals: To promote and speed up muscle recovery after intensive training to reduce tiredness. This programme is recommended if there is any risk of cramp.

Benefits of electrostimulation Electrostimulation helps to:
- eliminate waste from muscle contractions thanks to a significant increase in blood flow
- relieve pain
- relax and contract the muscles
Helps to prevent aches and pains and increases the benefits of the training and the athlete’s progress.

Explanation and protocol: If the runner is trying to use his capacities to best effect over a long duration competition, it is not uncommon for a state of immense tiredness to set in at the end of the run and after. At muscular level, this situation can equate to the occurrence of cramps or a "pre-cramps" state during which the runner notices that this type of undesirable phenomenon is about to set in. A cramp is an involuntary, intense and painful muscle contraction which occurs suddenly. The muscles most frequently affected in a runner are the calf and/or thigh muscles. The principal cause is a disturbance of the cellular exchanges involving several mineral salts, a phenomenon broadly exacerbated by a state of dehydration. And in fact, runs in hot weather increase the chances of onset of cramps. The Post race recovery programme is a sub-set of the Active recovery programme, for which the session procedure is adapted to minimise the risk of cramps occurring while encouraging the return of muscular balance. It should also be noted that rehydration with water rich in mineral salts is still a necessary measure immediately the competition ends.