You’re considering menthol to treat your pain, or maybe you already use it regularly. Whether you’re dealing with a temporary injury or chronic discomfort, there’s a question on your mind: Will that menthol product relieve your pain, or simply mask the feeling? There’s no shortage of creams and rubs available to treat your various aches …
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If you’ve been training for a while, you know the feeling. You’re doing your set, feeling good, and suddenly, something’s wrong. It may be a twinge in your back, a sharp pain in your shoulder, or a stiffness in your neck, but something is wrong. Sports injuries are part of being an athlete, no matter …
Whether your back was broken by Bane or tweaked by an overzealous clean and jerk, back pain can be a real pain in the area below your back. It can also sideline you from your workout for longer than you’d like – two weeks or longer. Lucky for you, there are steps you can take …
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The natural oxidation processes caused by the stress and strain of athletic exertion can be countered by antioxidants, but only if the antioxidant (good) and the free radical (bad) are very close to one another. As antioxidants get oxidized, they generate depleted waste products like oxidized glutathione. These wastes have to move out of the …
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