Editing THE SCIENCE BEHIND COMPRESSION GEAR

<p style="text-align: justify">Professional, and even amateur, athletes are always looking for an edge to help them improve their performance and reduce recovery time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Compression clothing first appeared over 50 years ago. Compression socks or stockings where first used to treat a condition known as lymphedema. When the body's lymph isn't drained properly causing limbs to swell. Doctors saw compression socks as a way to treat vascular problems too. The gradual pressure from the ankle up the leg helps the body pump blood in the leg back up toward the heart. Effectively, countering the effects of gravity. Bed ridden patients and people with circulation issues, gained the most out of this discovery.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify">[http://sporttalk.mrpsport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mrpsport-compression-clothing-1.jpg <img class="alignleft  wp-image-25261" src="http://sporttalk.mrpsport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mrpsport-compression-clothing-1.jpg" alt="Mens Compression Gear, Shop Online Now | mrpsport.com" width="516" height="344" />]Over the past few years, a lot of compression clothing manufacturers have sprung up, all marketing themselves to sportspeople. And they all make some impressive claims. They all list the benefits of using their brand of stretchy, skin-tight tights, from increasing your muscle strength to preventing muscle pain after practise or competition.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Despite all the claims and personal testimonials, there is still controversy surrounding the effectiveness of compression clothing and sportspeople. With our own ranges of women and [http://www.mrpsport.com/en_za/jump/MENS/Compression/subcategory/cat1240256/cat1240051 men's compression gear] available, we decided to set the record straight.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">There have been a number of studies into the claims by compression gear companies. We're going to fill you in on which of these claims are scientifically tested and which aren't.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Performance</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">One claim, is that compression gear helps improve endurance during performance.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">The reason given, by squeezing blood vessels, they're forced to dilate. This allows more oxygen-rich blood to reach the surrounding muscles so they can work harder, for longer while removing the muscles' waste, at the same time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Then add compression gear's gravity reducing effect, an athletes' heart works less improving overall endurance and enhanced performance during exertion.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify">There were two separate studies on effects of compression gear on endurance � one from the European University in Madrid and the U.S. National Centre of Biotechnology Information. Both studies found that there was a decrease in fatigue and improvement of maximum heartrate in the test subject wearing compression gear.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Recovery</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Manufacturers claim that wearing compression gear after exercise reduces recovery time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">[http://sporttalk.mrpsport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mrpsport-compression-clothing.jpg <img class="  wp-image-25271 alignright" src="http://sporttalk.mrpsport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mrpsport-compression-clothing.jpg" alt="Mens Compression Gear, Shop Online Now | mrpsport.com" width="273" height="410" />]The reason given is that lactic acid, the chemical compound formed when muscles burn energy, builds up in the muscles after physical exercise, quicker than it's removed. The build-up of acid changes the PH in muscle tissue causing soreness.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">A well-known cure, is to increase the supply of oxygen-rich blood to muscles removing the built up lactic acid.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Compression gear was developed to assist blood flow, to and from, muscles. Making this claim entirely possible. Over the years compression gear has grown to include women and [http://www.mrpsport.com/en_za/jump/MENS/Compression/subcategory/cat1240256/cat1240051 men's compression gear], arm sleeves, stocking, full tights and long sleeve tops. So you can assist the removal of lactic acid from most muscles with the strategic placement of pressure applied by compression clothes.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">The Journal of Strength and Conditioning conducted tests that found wearing compression gear reduced lactic acid levels, even after a minute in one test. And almost all the test participants suffered less, or no, soreness the next day.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Soreness</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">The soreness experienced after competition and training also caused from the vibrations and swaying of muscles during exercise. Compression gear supposedly reduces these effects by keeping muscles firmly in place.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Scientist at the University of Exeter and Massey University in Auckland, tested compression gears effects on soreness. They found that athletes performed better in strength tests and experienced less pain while completing the exercise.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">This research didn't come to any strong conclusions, but it serves to support all the personal claims made by athletes around the world. Performance is less taxing and muscles that were supported by compression gear are significantly less painful than if they hadn't used the compression gear.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">So far the tests are done mostly support the benefits of compression clothing. And a fair amount of proof is beginning to pile up in favour of compression clothing. So tell us, what's your best compression kit!?</p>