Hijama therapy - how often boxers use it?

[g27region]

Never heard of it, until I found this photo of Bivol

Bivol using this therapy for preparation for his next bout against Cedric Agnew. It's used for removing old and bad blood cells from the body
For those who don't know what it is

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijama

Pretty interesting stuff

[Citizen Koba]

Never heard of it, until I found this photo of Bivol

Bivol using this therapy for preparation for his next bout against Cedric Agnew. It's used for removing old and bad blood cells from the body
For those who don't know what it is

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijama

Pretty interesting stuff

Interesting though the medical benefits are unconfirmed - I know Ms Koba's done 'dry' cupping (although I didn't know there was a 'wet' sort) as a therapy in the past for de-stressing and lymph movement, but all these things tend to have a high placebo value - ie you probably wouldn't be doing that ish if you didn't believe it was gonna help you.

[John Locke]

Not sure about boxers but I've tried it before

[Eff Pandas]

I've seen UFC/MMA guys doing it in the past many times. Didn't know of it as Hijama doe. I always heard of it referred to as "Cupping". I didn't even realize what it was supposed to be doing exactly til reading the wiki article you linked. Even noticing according to the article its more a placebo then something proven to work so it might not be doing anything to your body really I guess.

Definitely an interesting therapy that's for sure. A guy with 20 glasses suckered onto his back is a weird ass look.

[Eff Pandas]

Not sure about boxers but I've tried it before

Why you do it? What was the process like? What results you have?

Definitely seems like some interesting sh^t I wouldn't be opposed to trying. I'm an avid floater myself since hearing about it on JRE so not against kinda weird sh^t.

[John Locke]

Why you do it? What was the process like? What results you have?

Definitely seems like some interesting sh^t I wouldn't be opposed to trying. I'm an avid floater myself since hearing about it on JRE so not against kinda weird sh^t.

Just for the sake of trying it. It was very relaxing and refreshing and the results were big round marks on my back, looked like I'd been abducted by UFOs. It was good tho, very relaxing like I said, there isn't really a 'feeling' after the therapy is over.

[g27region]

I've seen UFC/MMA guys doing it in the past many times. Didn't know of it as Hijama doe.

I've heard a lot of Kazakhstani athletes use it, the therapy has Persian roots so they're exposed to it since they're geographically close to this culture. I wasn't expecting to see something like that from Bivol though.

That's basically ****** version of doping. They believe it has some effect on the stamina, and helps the body to produce more testosterone and interferons and increases oxygen and blood floow

[soul_survivor]

I've tried it and it is an Islamic sunnah, another beneft western societies are only just learning about.

[bigfo0t]

I've had this done +accupuncture on my back for an old injury between my spine and shoulder blade. It draws out any "bad blood" through your skin that may be lingering around causing problems after an injury. The blood was so dark, almost black.

I felt immediate relief after that to a certain extent. The benefits faded with time, but it still feels better than it was before.

[g27region]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idi-gx3uBoQ

That didn't stop Amir Khan's chin from getting shattered again and again and again