Massage for Cyclists

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Summary: Pictures make this book practical
Review: Massage is one of those topics difficult to describe using just words. So Roger Pozeznik illustrates his "Massage for Cyclists" with a simple two-photo system for each technique: putting the two side by side helps the reader interpolate the motions necessary to do the moves. In addition to the photos themselves, what makes this book helpful is the division into functional parts: pre-ride, post-ride, and maintenance massage. There are two kinds of stretching described as well. Pozeznik is practical about massage's benefits without veering outside the bounds of his topic. At all times he stays attuned to the needs of athletes on the verge or at the end of a hard day's riding. Since I have offered neck-and-shoulder massage for years -- knowing that what I was doing was helping, but not knowing why -- it was especially grayifying to read the chapter on neck massage and realize that I had lucked onto a sequence almost identical to that which Pozeznik recommends. Cyclists looking to increase flexibility and suppleness, and to enhance recovery, will enjoy this book. Besides, massage is great fun. ("Sort of" by one's self, and "Absolutely" with a partner!)

Rating:
Summary: Pictures make this book practical
Review: Massage is one of those topics difficult to describe using just words. So Roger Pozeznik illustrates his "Massage for Cyclists" with a simple two-photo system for each technique: putting the two side by side helps the reader interpolate the motions necessary to do the moves. In addition to the photos themselves, what makes this book helpful is the division into functional parts: pre-ride, post-ride, and maintenance massage. There are two kinds of stretching described as well. Pozeznik is practical about massage's benefits without veering outside the bounds of his topic. At all times he stays attuned to the needs of athletes on the verge or at the end of a hard day's riding. Since I have offered neck-and-shoulder massage for years -- knowing that what I was doing was helping, but not knowing why -- it was especially grayifying to read the chapter on neck massage and realize that I had lucked onto a sequence almost identical to that which Pozeznik recommends. Cyclists looking to increase flexibility and suppleness, and to enhance recovery, will enjoy this book. Besides, massage is great fun. ("Sort of" by one's self, and "Absolutely" with a partner!)