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Improved output during training and enhanced recovery post-workout is a recipe for helping you become a better runner in the long term. How It Helps Strength Athletes and Bodybuilders In 2018 the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Researchfound that compression garments can positively benefit controlled force output after strenuous exercise. Additionally, Medicine and Science in Sports Exercisefound that wearing compression clothing post-resistance training facilitates the recovery of muscular strength. The vast majority of studies reported no ergogenic effect of compression on jump [ 7, 10, 29, 33, 34, 38, 44, 51, 56, 64, 65, 70, 71, 79, 80, 88– 90, 92– 98], time trial/race [ 36, 56, 95, 99– 112], sprint [ 10, 34, 38– 40, 44, 50, 70, 71, 87– 89, 92, 96, 97, 113– 116], or agility [ 10, 38, 44, 88] performance. Nonetheless, there were a number of studies reporting beneficial effects on jump [ 3, 27, 31, 39, 69, 73, 85, 86, 91, 103, 117– 122], time trial/race [ 5, 17, 72, 123– 126], sprint [ 22, 73, 126– 129], and agility [ 73, 130, 131] performance. A similar pattern was identified with time to exhaustion/fatigue, as compression is reported to improve [ 8, 132] or have no effect [ 9, 12, 36, 133, 134] on time to fatigue. Incremental exercise test performance was generally improved when wearing compression garments [ 28, 100, 131, 135]; however, compression was also reported to have no effect [ 97] or diminish [ 47] incremental exercise test performance, highlighting the uncertainty of the effect of compression garments on incremental exercise performance. Compression was reported to improve running speed and distance travelled during netball [ 92] and team-sport [ 136] specific circuits, but have no effect on triathlon discipline speed [ 93] or distance travelled during a simulated soccer match [ 98]. When investigating sport-specific performance metrics, compression improved tennis shot rate and accuracy [ 31], but had no effect on throwing [ 50], kayaking [ 49], cross-country ski ergometer double-poling [ 15], or rugby scrum power [ 40] performance. Improved circulation plays a significant role in your running performance and recovery between training sessions.

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Clothing made from compression is usually made tighter at one end and looser at the other. The tighter end of the fabric is worn further away from the heart, while the looser end is worn closer to the heart to stimulate blood flow. Hettchen M, et al. (2019). Effects of compression tights on recovery parameters after exercise induced muscle damage: A randomized controlled crossover study.DOI:

Are compression garments effective for the recovery of exercise-induced muscle damage? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Physiology & Behavior. 2016;153:133-148. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.10.027 Compression device businesses, such as Cryofit or Restore, have franchises across the country that offer memberships, similar to those at a gym. Engel, F. A., et al. (2016). Is there evidence that runners can benefit from wearing compression clothing? [Abstract].

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According to a 2014 article by a sports physiologist who directed the U.S. Olympic Committee Recovery Center in Colorado, compression therapy might help recovery without the need for ice or stretching. (More research is needed to explore this claim, though.)