Welcome, Cyclists!
Being at the peak of your performance . . . it's what you strive for.
Of all the the tools that make up successful bike racers, one of the most important is often overlooked, and it doesn't come from a bike catalog. Massage is essential for the cyclist who wishes to perform at his or her best.
As a cyclist myself, I understand cyclist's needs. I specialize in multi-day training camps and cycling tours to enable the cyclist to "ride hard tomorrow."
Massage helps keep the cyclist tuned up and prepared for his or her next race, century or training ride. This allows the athlete to train sooner with less pain and fatigue, promoting greater flexibility, increased strength and fewer injuries.
What Do the Pros Do?
by Chris Charmichael
Personal coach for Lance Armstrong
"Post race massage is very helpful for speeding the recovery process between stages and making tomorow's race a bit easier. The friction and compression experienced during a massage brings more blood into the muscles and that is definitely beneficial for bringing nutrients and carrying away waste products. In addition, massage helps keep muscles supple and keeps them from staying in a shortened state. Tight muscles limit a rider's range of motion, and that in turn reduces power output, so massage is an important part of preserving a rider's ability to perform at his best the following day."
Susan Tudor is certified by the California Massage Therapy Association (CAMTC) and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), which represents more than 58,000 massage therapists. The AMTA works to establish massage therapy as integral to the maintenance of good health and complementary to other therapeutic processes; to advance the profession through ethics and standards, continuing education, professional publications, legislative efforts, public education, and fostering the development of members.
