The Bodyguard™ Compression shorts provide compression, support, muscle heat circulation, strain distribution and impact absorption. Compression reduces muscle vibration and the tissue damage that occurs as a result of that vibration. That tissue damage is the pain that you feel the day after you have "overdone it" a bit. The attaching Support of The Bodyguard™ results in a considerable muscular torque being generated about the hip joint. This has a performance enhancement and injury-reduction role by assisting your muscles in generating torque and absorbing muscle strain. This support reduces the incidence of Groin and hamstring injuries. The Muscle Heat Circulation is important because it improves your warm-up by raising muscle temperature and maintaining that temperature throughout your physical activity. This temperature increase results in enhanced performance and a reduced risk of muscle injury. The Strain Distribution of The Bodyguard™ is its ability to absorb and spread the concentrated muscle strain across the entire inner surface of the garment.
The spreading of strain is accomplished by the patented Antibody Theory of Stored Elastic Energy Transfer or using the elasticity of rubber to assist muscle. The Impact Absorption of The Bodyguard™ is accomplished by using a material that's 1/16th of an inch thick. This material absorbs and spreads impact and works very well in activities with a high incidence of falling or physical contact. The material is light , strong and perforated(has holes in it) to allow the skin to breath. All and all the The Bodyguard™ is the perfect complement to the human body.
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS or ITBFS, for iliotibial band friction syndrome) is a common injury to the thigh, generally associated with running, cycling, hiking or weight-lifting (especially squats).
ITBS is one of the leading causes of lateral knee pain in runners. The iliotibial tract is a superficial thickening of tissue on the outside of the thigh, extending from the outside of the pelvis, over the hip and knee, and inserting just below the knee. The band is crucial to stabilizing the knee during running, moving from behind the femur to the front while walking. The continual rubbing of the band over the lateral femoral epicondyle, combined with the repeated flexion and extension of the knee during running may cause the area to become inflamed.
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