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betsy329
betsy329 Posts: 61 Member
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I had a super rough MT class yesterday, and got the living crap kicked in my leg (right outer calf). I'm not bruised, but it hurts to walk, a little swollen, and feels like a bad *kitten* leg cramp. I'm not worried about it, but when you do get kicked like that, do you push through your work outs the following day , or give it a break?

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  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    give it a break for sure !

    or you could make it worse and need to take longer to let it heal

    do you have any liniment to apply? My MY gym sells the thai liniment in the yellow bottles which helps a lot with aches. Arnica cream is also great for bruises.
  • betsy329
    betsy329 Posts: 61 Member
    I soaked in a epsom salt bath, and that helped. I just haven't been kicked that hard before, so I think I wasn't used to it. I'll have to check out that liniment ointment though !
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    it's called Namman Muay Thai liniment, should be available where you are if I can get it here in New Zealand !

    hope this image link works :

    http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXzf1p6YeFFGA-2NFtTyS5NSJ1MKO3K9xuWPz-bKxr4AZTXLaezA


    hope you recover quickly !
  • rstoliker
    rstoliker Posts: 65
    I always found that a good Dit Da Jow worked pretty well. I used it while working on Iron Palm.
  • betsy329
    betsy329 Posts: 61 Member
    I had no idea there were such things out there, I've been missing out! I'm about to Amazon this stuff up!

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