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sore legs
I had volleyball try-outs for 8 hours, and my legs are so sore fromdoing conditioning that I can hardly move. The problem is, I have more try-outs on Monday. Any tips to recover beforehand? I am so sore, and I desperately need to get better.
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Make sure you stretch reallllyy good before & after practice& at home if you're still hurting. ++icy hot. Hope I helped :]
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Before any practice or so you have to strech your muscles. They shouldn't be that sore after a shower and a rest.
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Do ice packs for 20 minutes and then put a heating pad on for 10 after which you do some stretching exercises. I have included some sites that have them demonstrated for you. Just pick the areas where you are hurting most. You don't have to spend lots of money on ice packs either. Just go to your local Home Depot or Lowes and pick up that stuff that keeps the moisture in your plants. They are clear little round balls` (I don’t know the name of them and they are not absolutely necessary, I just happen to like them). Put about 2 cups into a large freezer bag. Then put 1 cup alcohol and the rest water. You then put the filled bag into another freezer bag and place it in the freezer for about 3 hrs. You put them on the areas most affected first. I saw that others told you to take hot baths and showers. Definitely a good idea especially while you are waiting for your ice packs to freeze. When the ice pack is frozen (it won't be completely solid because of the alcohol in it) you will wrap it in a towel to apply. Get a heating pad or hot water bottle to apply in between. Ice pack 20 minutes/heating pad/bottle 10 minutes, then you want to stretch after every combo application. To keep this from happening as badly in the future you want to stretch before try-outs and stretch whenever you have a chance during as well as stretch at the end. Your soreness won't be as extreme if you incorporate stretching as much as possible.
Good luck to you!!
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Namaste!!
LULABELLE
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I agree with the person above me. Definitely try soaking in a hot bath or even a hot tub if you could get to one. Those work the best. But trust me, the more you workout & work your legs, the better it will get and you legs won't hurt so much. Good luck!
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ICY HOT! trust me, I'm a soldier, and I know how to deal with this. stretch constantly, massage the offending muscles, and soak yourself in a hot bath for a couple of hours, then stretch the muscles afterwards once they're nice and limber. you could also do stretching exercises in the shower with the heat on full blast too. also, take a lot of vitamin suppliments, shit with vitamin E in particular.
believe me, when you have to exercise, run around in full gear, and walk up hills for fifteen kilometers with 80 pounds of gear all in the same day, you kinda learn what to do.
good luck with volleyball
-gunner
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