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These are probably kept because they are good for someone’s emotional development-they are
almost certainly not going to contribute to someone’s muscle soreness from riding them
Muscle soreness is a problem for the novice rider whose leg muscles have not developed
sufficiently to give the stability needed to ride properly, and also for the endurance rider
competing in multi-day events whose muscles are fatigued
They would pretty well be in much the same situation as my ultra marathon runners who have
been running 3 days or more
To use invasive work as normally used on already stressed muscles is going to put them in
danger of being overloaded with too much tension being placed on the muscle insertions and
muscle fibers-and result in damage that may take time to recover from
Subjecting them to extra stresses, the muscles are taut like the strings on a guitar or violin, if
they have too much tension placed on them, they can snap and they have to be replaced-
unfortunately it is not so easy to replace the muscles-so better not to place them ‘at risk’ by
using invasive techniques to achieve recovery
http://kidsweb.aching-legs-relief.com/horse_rider_muscle_soreness.html
Horse Rider Recovery
Michael Gillan Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist
Recovery
Muscles that are recovering do not need working on-they need working with-which opens up a
range of options not available before that can be used to assist in recovery without putting the
muscles at risk of injury
Ultra athletes suffer from sore feet, sore legs, swollen ankles, stiffness, wasted muscles, muscle
cramps, tiredness, mental fatigue, restless legs, sore skin, night pains, muscle spasm, muscle
wastage, swollen ankles, hyperthermia, hypothermia, temper tantrums, vomiting, food
sensitivity, allergies, rashes, loss of judgement-and that is the good part
No matter how much someone trains and practises, or how talented they are, this can be
detrimentally affected if recovery is not quickly and efficiently achieved
Compounding soreness and stiffness can create an ongoing problem to young growing bones
and muscles-they do not need these as they can interfere with coordination between horse and
rider
To demonstrate how stiffness and fatigue can compound, we can visit a 24-hour relay event
where the young athlete runs for 15 minutes, has 5 hours break and goes back for another 15
minute leg-in all they do 4 periods on the track in the 24 hours.
15 minutes of running with five hours of recovery should be enough time, yet each leg of the
relay was more difficult than the last time they went on the track because the muscle were sore
and stiffened up
When the young athletes first started to come in for help with recovery, I was very surprised (I
was working on adults and thought is strange that they were having problems after such a short
time on the track) but treated them as I would the older runners and walkers-but I found that
their muscles were tighter
Fortunately the World Run Recovery System accommodated their needs to address soreness
and stiffness problems
These are 2 people who have just been running for 3 days around a running track in all
weathers and they have stiff legs after a few minutes of resting
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Horse Rider Recovery
Michael Gillan Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist
What is the World Run Recovery System?
The World Run Recovery System is a Do-It-Yourself method based on encouraging
the muscles and tissues to assist in their own recovery
• It is not invasive
• It is not aggressive
While muscle injury and problem fixing needs to be able to work on the muscles
to have any effect-Recovery requires work with them to be effective
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Horse Rider Recovery
Michael Gillan Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist
The secret to leg recovery
The calf muscles act as the motor for a pump to take it from the feet back to the body against
gravity through the venous system where it is re-nourished and recirculated-but to be working
they have to move.
Look at the photo above-how many towels and bottles of oil do you see?
None because the latest in non-polluting, non-technical method of leg recovery techniques is
being used
The active way to help the legs recover is to learn how to work with the muscles
If you can use your hands you have the tools to do the job of recovery
http://kidsweb.aching-legs-relief.com/horse_rider_muscle_soreness.html
Horse Rider Recovery
Michael Gillan Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist
Below is a chart from when I discovered working with the muscles rather than
on them shows how much things did improve for the runners and walkers
If these figures are translated into recovery speed for the person with aching legs they
would be very happy
http://kidsweb.aching-legs-relief.com/horse_rider_muscle_soreness.html
Horse Rider Recovery
Michael Gillan Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist
Quickly-easily and in an environmentally friendly way!
The World Run Recovery System is a simple system that is easy to use without
the need for equipment other than the hands
Resource Box
Michael Gillan is an Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist who has been a masseur around many
ultra long distance events both in Australia and internationally since he was a student in 1993
In 1995 while working at a 6 day run, he changed the approach to recovery of the athletes from
the conventional way of working on the muscles using the hands and fingers to increase muscle
blood circulation, to working with the muscles and making them work on themselves
The results from this changeover can be seen on the Coburg result sheet on page 5
In 1996 Michael went to the Nanango 1000 Mile 16 day event where it was tested and helped
the worlds 4-5 and 11th to achieve their distances
Other notable events the World Run Recovery System was tested on was World Run 1 with
Jesper Olsen www.worldrun.org and the World Run 2 training camp in Denmark in 2007
Because the muscles are being worked with they are actually doing the work-this means that
the skills needed to do the recovery after training and competition do not have to be as great or
as complicated as when they are being worked on
Nothing is being fixed nor is any attempt being made to repair anything
All that is happening is that the body is repairing itself-we are just facilitating it’s ability
to do that by increasing circulation to the muscles
Aching legs should always be checked out by a medical professional before doing anything to
and with them because there are many medical reasons why they may be aching-see a
physician first
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Horse Rider Recovery
Michael Gillan Ultra Marathon Recovery Specialist
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