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My Hammies Are Killing Me – Recovery Tactics

Posted by Jaison Naiker on September 6th, 2009

A couple of co-workers and I were over at Green Lake Park in Seattle throwing the football around. We’re getting ready for our flag football season which starts on the last weekend of September (we’re the defending Champs of the Underdog Seattle Sports Co-Ed Flag Football League).

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So needless to say, I haven’t been in the cleats in a while and after running those deep fly routes…my hammies and glutes were ready to explode. There’s nothing wrong with being a little sore after vigorous physical activity but one of the questions I get pretty often is, “what can I do to ease the soreness?” Here are a couple tips that will help in muscle recovery:

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Posted in Fitness, Injury Prevention, Sports Performance

Tags: compression, elevation, exercise, Fitness, foam roller, glutes, green lake, hamstrings, ice, massage, muscle recovery, rest, seattle, sub maximal, underdog seattle

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Post Workout Nutrition – The Powerful Protein Shake

Posted by Jaison Naiker on August 29th, 2009

I’ve been known to tell all of my clients to consume a protein/carbohydrate “shake” after their workout. The first question I get is “What will that do for me?” and the second question I get is “What is it?” (Kind of funny how the questions come in that order.) In today’s post I’m going to answer those questions and hopefully I’ll be able to clear up any confusion regarding post-workout nutrition.

1. What will a post-workout shake do for me?

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