Inactive?
Inactivity due to injury, illness, pain, age, or surgery can lead to significant losses in muscle strength, mass, and tone. Research indicates that from the time of injury to three years post-surgery, we can lose:
5% to 40% of quadriceps strength[i]
9% to 27% of hamstring strength
These losses are not confined to the injured limb; they also affect uninjured limbs, with respective losses of 27% and 14%.
This decline occurs because of a reduction in the production and release of hormones essential for:
Cell repair
Satellite cell creation
Protein synthesis
Simultaneously, there is an increase in myostatin’s, proteins that break down muscle tissue.
The more muscle we lose, the longer it takes to return to normal activity.
Historically, the only way to enhance the production and output of these essential hormones has been through high-intensity exercise. However, after an injury or period of inactivity, such exercise may not be possible or well-tolerated.
Occlusion Training - Accelerate Recovery, Reduce Pain
Occlusion training also known as BFR has been used for more than 30-years by professional athletes and specialty clinics to reduce recovery times and pain by boosting the production and release of key hormones and endorphins.
· Reduce Recovery Time[ii]
· Reduce Pain[iii]
· Increase Strength Similar to High Intensity Training[iv]
· Increase Muscle Size and Tone[v]
· Increase Aerobic Capacity[vi]
· Increase Hormone Production and Output[vii]
Occlusion Training
· 10 to 18-minute sessions
· Low intensity/Low load exercise
· 3x per week
TIPz – Soft TIPz www.rockcuff.com/tipz
Soft Tipz accelerate and amplify the uptake of essential hormones. They install on most percussive massage guns that have a hard plastic bullet and flat tip. Their softness and shaped designs allow them to be used painlessly, precisely, and powerfully anywhere on the body.
· Increase Circulation[viii]
· Reduce Inflammation[ix]
· Increase Cell Wall Permeability[x]
· Release Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-1)[xi]
· Reduce Pain[xii]
Use TIPz before and after workouts for a period of 5 to 10-minutes.
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