"No pain, no gain." For years, that wasn't just a motto — it was a lifestyle.
CrossFit. MMA. Resistance training. Trail running. I pushed through all of it. Sore knees? Wrap them. Elbows screaming? Drop the weight, but keep moving. The culture was clear: if you're not hurting, you're not working hard enough.
Then one morning I woke up and couldn't straighten my arms.
Tendonitis. Both elbows. Both knees. So much inflammation I could barely grip a coffee cup, let alone a kettlebell. And it wasn't the first time I'd trained myself into the ground.
The worst part? Not one coach had ever told me to slow down. Not once.
I was already working as a massage therapist.
I thought I was being tough. I thought I was committed. But I was actually destroying my body one workout at a time. I was treating athletes for the exact injuries I was giving myself. I understood what overtraining does to hypertonic muscles, the body's cycle of inflammation, and the risks of training with muscular imbalances. I knew the science. I just didn't take my recovery seriously.
I was overtraining. And I didn't even know it.
One day it finally clicked: most athletes are on the exact same path — they just don't know it yet. They're accumulating damage. Compensating. Ignoring the warning signs. And eventually, their body will force them to stop — just like mine did.
Anyone who feels like their body is taking more of a punishment than it can handle. Runners, cyclists, triathletes, CrossFitters, weekend warriors, and athletes of all shapes and sizes. Sometimes life itself is the biggest sport.
Recovery Zone is the answer to a problem you might not even know you have.
Most athletes don't realize they're in trouble — until their body makes it impossible to ignore. You shouldn't have to learn that lesson the way I did. Recovery isn't optional — it's the difference between performing at your best for another 20 years and getting sidelined by an injury that could have been prevented.
Train hard. Recover harder. Stay in the game.
I have 16 years of full time experience working with athletes and weekend warriors from every sport and walk of life. But here's what matters more than my credentials: I've been exactly where you are. I know what it costs to ignore recovery — and I know exactly what it takes to fix it.
Recovery Zone is here to make sure regular sports massage becomes part of your training plan — not something you do after you're already hurt.