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An act of recovery using Light Manual Muscle Relaxation Whatever sport or activity someone is involved in, or whatever standard they are at, they are always wanting a better performance than their competition or to increase their own personal best Most athletes try use training sessions, equipment and whatever the latest information to improve their performance but they miss out on a vitally important area in their armoury of modules to do better
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The result sheet from the 1995 Colac (Australia) 6 day run demonstrates how the changes to the approach to recovery made a difference to distance covered The change are remarkable considering they mainly took place in the middle of the week when lack of sleep, stiffness, soreness and other problems were having an effect on the runners and walkers
The result sheet from the 1995 6 Day Colac shows the extent to how fast the recovery was through increased distance using Light Manual Muscle relaxation 2012 Michael Gillan 4 http://www.aching-legs-relief.com
What other runners and walkers say about Light Manual muscle Relaxation
Michaels methods of massage and blister care helped me to stay mobile throughout the race and to recover quickly afterwards. His techniques are safe and gentle. Unlike some treatments, which put the runners and walkers at risk of muscle tears or infection, Michaels techniques are gentle, safe, reassuring, and highly effective. They enhance comfort and flexibility, build confidence, and promote success. This booklet will help others to learn and practice Michaels methods. It is recommended reading for everyone who walks and runs and who wants to go further, go faster, or just to enjoy life more!!' SANDRA BROWN 1996 Ladies 1000 Mile World Record Holder 1999 Ladies 100 mile Race walking World Record Holder I know that your massage kept a number of competitors in the event. The cold weather of Saturday afternoon and night certainly got to many of the walkers and your prompt action had them back in the race after a short stop. In years past, that would have ended up as a non-finish. A number of walkers were able to keep going for the full 24 hours on the basis of your expert help. Tim Ericson Secretary Australian Centurions Club 'I have known Michael Gillan for many years and have always got quick relief for my aches and pains from the stretching he performs'. CLIFF YOUNG-75-80 24 Hour World Record Holder (150.07 kilometers)
Increasing your Performance through Recovery A word from Jesper Olsen World Runner about Light Manual Muscle Relaxation If I hadn't had the qualified help from the excellent masseur Michael Gillan, taking several thousands of km out of my legs, I could spare myself the effort! My crew for the current stages, Michael Gillan, has proven to have other talents than the quite taxing job of taking care of all the requirements of a really tired ultra runner! He has since years back been working on a new approach to stretching and muscle-rebuilding for ultra runners. I have the last two days tried his careful stretch and massage, and a bit to my surprise the muscles are beginning to feel like before the start back in Greenwich, London!! Usually I doesnt take massage as the legs of an ultra runner will often be quite sore during the long time events (and especially in an multi-year event like this...), and getting a massage can at times cause more injury and cramping up than good. For example my last massage was some 12 000km ago when I ran the 12-hour competition in Finland. And so far that has been the only one. But Gillan came with best recommendations from my main contact in Australia, Phil Essam, who besides being vice president in the Australian Ultra runners Association has heaps of good knowledge to share. And this new kind of mild massage for ultra runners is definitely one of the good tips! There should be a fair chance that I actually get fresh enough to do some decent running at the 6 Day Race that I have coming up in Colac from the 21.November. I quite look forward to that, even though I cant expect to make a top class result :-) He won! 756.2 kilometers (Jesper holds the record for the longest run in history over 26000 kilometers and the first person to run around the world Taken from www.worldrun.org
Increasing your Performance through Recovery If someone is considering massage, they should be aware of what is happening; using the example from Sandra Brown to stress how important the appropriate approach to muscles is. For example deep tissue work for injury rehabilitation cant be done using light work without being aggressive, for pre-event work you are not attempting to fix anything so you do light dynamic work to get the body ready for performance For recovery after performance work, you are simply attempting to aid the muscles in getting rid of the microcellular debris that has accumulated in the tissues so that fresh blood can enter them and help them heal For this you need something calming and light as you are not going to get anywhere by putting the at risk of more injury and putting the body into self-defense by cramping The second tear (at least I have matching legs with old tears on both sides) was caused, to my great annoyance at the time, by an overenthusiastic physio who was supposed to be helping me to warm up gently before a 24 hour race and got carried away. I am now more wary of having physio at any time, and make sure that I stay in control, by saying at the outset what I want and dont want to be done to me. Having never had a persistent injury (my varied training pattern means that any niggles have the chance to heal quickly, rather than get hammered and go critical,) I have never had regular physio or a steady relationship of trust with any physiotherapist who knew me and my needs. The closest I have come to this was receiving massage from Michael Gillan during the Nanango (Queensland) 1000-mile race in 1996. I had no hesitation in having a massage from Michael again at the end of the Melbourne 100 miles walk in 1999. Michaels approach is very gentle at all times, and always works with the athlete and puts the athlete in control, thus minimizing the risk of harm and maximizing the benefit. (Source:http://www.surreywalkingclub.org.uk/Training?Advic e/Articles/training_for_ultras_by_sandra_br.htm#Training/for Ultras_SB)
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Increasing your Performance through Recovery 2007 Mors world run 2 training camp (14 days) 2007 Mors 100 Mile event 2007 World Distance 24 Hour Championships Montreal with the Danish National Distance Running Team 2008 Australian Centurion Race walkers 100-mile event (official masseur) 2008 Coburg 24 Hour race (official masseur) 2009 Australian Centurion Race walkers 100-mile event (official masseur) 2009 Coburg 24 Hour race (official masseur) 2010 Australian Centurion Race walkers 100-mile event (official masseur) 2010 Coburg 24 Hour race (official masseur) 2011 Run across America from San Francisco to Bridgeport Conn for natural medicine 2012 Australian Centurion Race walkers 100-mile event (official masseur) 2012 Coburg 24 Hour race (official masseur) Plus various Relay for Life events, Marathons, 6 Hour Events
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