Stage 01
Where you are in the block
A short conversation about your training, your next event, and what is sore.
Sport Massage
Before an event, after one, or as regular maintenance in a training block.
Sport Massage
What this actually involves
Sport massage is timed around training rather than done at random. Light and brisk before an event, gentler afterwards, firmer and more detailed in the middle of a block when there is time to recover from the work itself.
It helps with how you feel, how you move, and how willing you are to train again tomorrow. It does not flush lactic acid out of anything — that cleared on its own within the hour — and it does not prevent injury on its own.
Timed to your trainingPre-event, post-event and in-season work all differ.
Specific to your sportThe areas your sport actually loads.
Honest mechanismIt helps how you feel and move; it is not a detox.
Nothing heavy before an eventDeep work the day before a race is a mistake.
How it is staged
Three stages, in this order
Each stage ends with a decision point — nothing moves forward on autopilot.
Stage 02
The session
Pre-event, post-event or maintenance work, pitched for where you actually are.
Stage 03
Back to training
What to do, and when it is sensible to train again.
Why it is done this way
What you get out of it
Built around the calendar
The session matches the week you are in.
Specific to your sport
The areas your sport actually loads.
No lactic acid myths
You get the honest mechanism.
Mid-block
Race ready
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Start to review
Compared against your baseline, not against a feeling
Every stage is recorded — vocabulary, sentence length, intelligibility, measurements and, where you have them, blood results. You see your own numbers next to where you started, which beats being told it is going well.
Questions
About sport massage
Does it flush out lactic acid?
No. Lactate clears on its own within about an hour of stopping. Massage helps with soreness, range and how ready you feel — that is a real benefit and it does not need a myth attached.
Can I have a deep massage the day before a race?
Better not. Deep work can leave you sore and flat for a day or two. Pre-event work is lighter and brisker; the deep work belongs earlier in the block.
Will it stop me getting injured?
Not on its own. Sensible loading, sleep and strength work do most of that. Massage can help with the stiffness that changes how you move.
How soon after an event?
Gentle work is fine soon afterwards. Firm work is better left a couple of days, especially after something long or hard.
Related
Often run alongside it
Body Test Analysis
Body composition and measurements, so progress is measured rather than guessed.
Learn more
Cellulite Massage (Maderotherapy)
Wood therapy and vacuum over the area, as a course rather than a single session.
Learn more
Ask us about sport massage
Send a message describing what you have noticed. You will get an honest answer about whether it is worth an appointment.
