Incorporation of stressing is undoubted important if you want to
reduce the chances of getting injured while training or during a
game, especially if you are engaged in combat sports. Injuries are
very common to a sports person especially if you are engaged in
combat sports such as karate or mixed martial arts, and hence one
should try to reduce the chances of getting injured. There are
several ways to help you reduce the chances of getting injured, but
here, in this article we shall deal with stressing.
Stressing is a pre-exercise and post exercise activity. Stressing has
many advantages. When it is done prior to the main training or the
sport, it helps your body to warm up. Now warm is very important. It
sets your muscle groups in the right frame. It prepares your body to
start with the training. It is like a beacon to the body. Warm up
reduces the chances up sprains and muscle tears during intense
training and game. And stressing ensures that.
Similarly, stressing, when done after your trainings session or after
your game, can help you cool down the body. It can help you bring the
heart rate to normal and also eventually cool down the muscle groups.
While strength training sessions and practice ensures strength
enhancement and skill improvement, stressing ensures that you work on
your flexibility of the body and that it is subsequently enhanced.
Flexibility ensures an enhanced range of motion which can make you a
better athlete. Stressing helps relax the tight muscle groups. This
reduces the chances of getting injured.
