Client training for Primal Quest

[ige]

Hey everyone, I am currently working with a client who will be competeing in Primal Quest this coming up month.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_Quest

I haven't had much experience working with athletes that are training for events so I was wondering if I can get some advise here. He has been recieveing Deep work only in the hips and legs, which is what he has been requesting. I had recommend to him that he should get a least one full body massage in before he leaves (which is really soon) and then if he has time to schedule again, a few days before he leaves he should get a relaxing massage because we don't want him going into the event being sore from all the deep work, and it will help flush out any remaining toxins, you know?. Also, this challenge will not only be physical but a mental one as well so I think it would be beneficial.

Is there a recommend time frame that someone should not recieve Deep work before an event?

Any and all advise would be appreciated!

 

[yyyyyy]

My experience is that deep structural work should not be done within 24 hours of an event or athletic effort that puts the person at their max. The reason for this is because structural work actually changes the structure of the body and for an event you want the person to know what their body is capable of. So at least 24 hours (and preferably one practice session before the event and after the deep work, even if it is a short practice) is allowed so they can get used to their "new body."

If the deep work is going to cause soreness (but not necessarily structural, like trigger point work), you want to allow enough time for the soreness to go away, and you need to be familiar with the client and plan ahead for this sort of thing. Some people who feel soreness it goes away within 24 hours, others take longer.

Let us know how it goes!

 

[I Love Jesus_32]

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[Ainslie]

I agree with the 24 hours idea. I have a number of athletes I work on regularly (some runners, a couple of riders, and a couple of swimmers). I always suggest that a client receive a relaxation massage 24 hours before the event. As I work within their training schedule, I regularly seem to work on specific muscle groups to work out 'the kinks'. This approach has been very effective. Good luck!

 

[No God]

With my weight lifters we always timed the massages to the areas of the body they had NOT worked out in the last 48 hours. Serious weight trainers will tell you to give the body 48 hours to recover from tearing it up with a strenious training regime and that's what seemed to work best for most of my athletes. If the area had seemed inflammed still it would have been easy to adjust the schedule as needed.

I usually just booked these clients for multiple sessions during the week they were coming so they ended UP with a "full body massage" - it just didn't happen all at once! *laughing*

Angela