Also microcurrent would be worth investigating for performance. I own an Alpha-Stim and it is time to run a serious test.
knows his business. We both train in the same area, so it was a real pleasure developing a friendship. I have learned much from our interaction. The laser is phenomenal. I tore my soleus and he did some tissue therapy and laser. It was literally 30% better the next day. I have a unit as well and did an ESTI experiment with some of my football players. We tire flipped, prowlered and truck pushed on Saturday. Seeing as the kids forearms work with tire flips and they end up sore the next day through the flexors, I decided to run the light on just one forearm of each of them. Lo and behold, one forearm was suffering from DOMS, the other wasn’t sore at all.
Tire flipping, prowlered and truck pushed… For soccer???..
I also train a few football players
Was the laser applied before or after the tire flipping?
I believe it was a day after the workout, most of the tightness and soreness in the treated arm diminished from a 5 minute treatment.
Which laser? What protocols?
I use the TQ solo
I have a generic version of it also. What Russian protocols can you do from 3 settings?
The specifics (found in another website) seem good.
Ever feel like you guys overcomplicate things?.
The advertisement of no side effects is incorrect. Some people are sensitive to flashing light and may experience nausea and vomitting after a treatment. In Toronto I used my unit on an athlete who had this unfortunate experience.
Also, anyone with a history of cancer should not use this or any related technology as this can increase cancer cell growth.
I don’t guess you are going to go over protocols?
I have close to 10-12 different protocols depending on the need, time of year, type of activity. They are related only to this technology because of the power, wave pulse and wavelength specificity, as compared to other units.
Many have been created based on trial and error as part of my research on the performance end. So if you have this device let me know what you have been doing and I might be able to guide you.
All the time. It is the biggest problem with this industry. I think there is a basic human need to do something “special” when all you need to do is keep things simple.
Agreed
Soccer especially, doesn’t need to be that complicated.
Tire flipping in soccer? Certainly not a mainstay of any successful program
By football players, we mean US football. No one I know flips tires for soccer players.
Hahaha, I bet we could find a few trainers out there flipping tires before soccer practice and doing a few farmer’s walks. That’s the sad part.
I need to start saying american football on here. Forget that it means two different things. I train a few soccer(football) kids, and they benefit greatly from general strength programs. I use a variation of 531 with all my athletes, just changing the rep protocols and exercises of the assistance and auxillary work. Depends on the sport. I am a big fan of simplicity. I can’t say if what I do is superior, but I will take the results. Most of the kids that do our program are highly injury resistant and superior in many facets physically to their contemporaries. I like the KISS principle. When it comes to injury, I think ESTI and myself like to nip things in the bud before they become full blown issues. Technology can be your friend. That being said, I don’t like gimmicky things, there has to be an effect I can see or feel myself before I ever use anything.