Weight Lifting :
Total body stress. Excessive abdominal exercises can lead to imbalances in the psoas. Back problems may occur.  Strains occur when improper technique is used or lifting too much before they are strong enough. One side is often weaker than the other, which is reinforced with the lifting. It is necessary to work all areas to build balance as injuries are usually due to imbalances in the agonist/antagonist groups.

Sports Massage
As a weight lifter/ bodybuilder you need a form of massage specifically designed for athletes. Adding sports massage to your workout routine can improve your performance. As the training and playing hours pile up, so do the aches and pains. These little aches and pains can turn into a serious injury. Regular sports massage will help alleviate pain.

After a strenuous workout, sports massage will aid your recovery.

You can benefit from half an hour of work on a specific area that you feel needs attention or longer for more general and maintenance work.

Athletes around the world rely on massage as an important part of their training regimen. Sports Massage techniques, when used regularly, can increase the blood flow that is needed for recovery. Also, it will improve the range of motion and strength of injured muscles and accelerate their healing process.

With a full recovery you will be able to increase your workouts and allow your body to adapt to a higher level of stress.

Sports Massage can:
· Enhance body awareness
· Identify problem areas before they develop into injuries
· Remove trigger points formed as a result of injury
· Relax and stretch muscles
· Improve range of motion
· Restore suppleness and elasticity
· Relieve pain and stress
· Free muscle adhesions and soften scar tissue caused by injury or overuse
· Improve circulation
· Flush out toxins that cause muscle stiffness and soreness
· Relax the body and mine
· Speed recovery and healing from exertion

Sports Massage techniques may differ as you have different needs at different times.

Pre-workout: A sports massage will be an adjunct to your warm-up, to increase your circulation and flexibility, and leave your muscles resilient and ready to go.

Post-workout: A sports massage that will increase your circulation to speed the removal of fatigue toxins, relieve your muscle spasms and prevent soreness.

Fine-tuning: A Sports Massage that will search out the areas of biomechanical stress in your muscles and relieve them, before they become problems, enabling you to train harder and more consistently.

Injury Rehabilitation: For Injury Rehabilitation you need a massage that will speed your healing, increase your range of motion and reduce scar tissue to allow the muscle to expand/contract normally.

There is no reason to carry soreness and stiffness from your last session or workout into the next. By taking measures to speed your recovery following exertion you can reach a higher-level next workout. Sports Massage provides an ingredient for that complete recovery.

Total Contrast can provide all the above plus using the latest in sports specific stretching computerized Biofeedback, enabling the client to assess which exercise has the greatest effect by measuring the muscle activity, with each repetition. It is also excellent for addressing muscle imbalance between each side of the body or across a joint e.g. quadriceps/hamstring at the knee.