PROFESSIONAL SPORT
ACCURATE COMPRESSION = GENUINE AND CONSISTENT BENEFITS
CAPE produces completely custom compression sleeves for athletes, individually-sized from a 3D scan. Proprietary compression regimes and wearing protocols have been developed in conjunction with leading sports scientists, with the compression accuracy and physiological benefits proven through independent university testing.
COMPRESSION REGIME #1
RECOVERY
During the recovery period for elite athletes the heart rate is normal, and body is in a semi-relaxed state. CAPE has found that a higher level of compression is necessary to maximize blood flow and the removal of waste by-products from recent exercise.
The benefits of wearing Recovery compression include:
– Reduced muscle soreness
– Reduced muscle damage (CK), muscle swelling
– Improved recovery of power, strength, endurance
Our Recovery compression regime can be applied to a range of products for elite athletes including:
OUR RECOVERY IS 20% FASTER, AND IT IS THE ONLY COMPRESSION WE’VE FOUND COMFORTABLE
ENOUGH TO WEAR DURING SLEEP
DES O’SULLIVAN - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB
COMPRESSION REGIME #2
ACTIVE
During active high performance periods for elite athletes the heart rate is high and muscle pumps are activated, but aerobic demand is also highest. Our
CAPE Active Garments have found that medium compression is
optimum. Lower peak muscle oscillations reduce the likelihood of DOMS
(and possibly injury).
The benefits of wearing Active compression include:
– Gains between 0.8% and 5.3% in cycling performance
– Sprint times reduced by 2.8%;
– Strength: improved by 6.4% (concentric) and 5.9% (eccentric)
– Endurance: time to failure increased by 4.8%
Our Active compression regime can be applied to a range of products for elite athletes including:
CUSTOMISED GARMENTS MAKE SENSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR PLAYING LIST. CAPE HAVE HELPED US MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PLAYERS’ UNIQUE SHAPES AND SIZES. THE CUSTOMISED FIT OF THE RECOVERY SLEEVES HELPS TAKE OUR LEVEL OF CARE TO THE PLAYERS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. THE PLAYERS LOVE THE CUSTOM FIT AND HAVE WORN THEM EVERYWHERE - EVERYONE WANTS THEM.
IAN MCKEOWN (PHD), HEAD OF HIGH PERFORMANCE, PORT ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB
COMPRESSION REGIME #3
TRAVEL
CAPE make the finest travel garments on or off the planet – fact. CAPE Travel Garments have low to moderate graduated compression which is comfortable, invokes vasodilation and reduces swelling/oedema. For longer flights (>4 hrs), or clinical applications, compression is recommended to reduce DVT risk.
The benefits of wearing Travel compression include:
– Reduced DVT by 90%
– Reduced superficial thrombosis by 54%
– Reduced oedema by 47%
– Maintenance of exercise performance
– Reduced lower limb swelling following long-haul air travel
Calf sleeves are the most effective and practical travel garment, and are highly recommended by the literature and our customers.
Our Travel compression regime can be applied to the following garments:
“Since wearing Cape on 3 to 4 sector days for up to 11 hours flight time, I no longer suffer swollen ankles. Plus, I’ve benefitted from a decrease in muscle soreness and stiffness, and feel less fatigued. I highly recommend these for both short and long haul pilots
Chris Jenkins, Commercial Pilot
COMPRESSION REGIME #4
REHAB
Our rehab garments have been derived with Olympic-level Sports Physiotherapists to meet European medical compression standards. CAPE rehab garments assist in healing of strained hamstring, quad, soleus, achilles etc through improved circulation, strong support/stability, stimulated proprioceptive awareness, and very strong graduated compression for lymphatic drainage and oedema reduction. Available also for elbow and knee rehab.
The benefits of wearing Rehab compression include:
– Strong graduation, to medical CCL 2 standard
– Sensorimotor stimulus and lymph drainage
– Support for strained hamstrings, quads, soleus, achilles etc
Our Rehab compression regime can be applied to a range of products including:
CAPE provide a medical-grade custom product with optimum wearing protocols and exemplary after sales support. CAPE has custom fit a number of our players with travel, performance and recovery sleeves, with really positive results so far
Simon Kearney, Sports Science & Innovation Manager, St Kilda Football Club
PROVEN IN THE LITERATURE
Custom-fit compression vs standard (off-the-shelf) compression vs no compression for recovery:
– If custom compression worn, lower body strength not significantly different from baseline after 24 hours.
– If standard compression worn, lower body strength was still ~10% less than baseline after 48 hours.
– No significant difference in standard compression vs sham garments (ie normal compression showed no benefit).
– CK levels recovered to normal after 48 hours when custom fit garments worn, but not when standard sized garments worn.
Brown et al, (2022) Compression Garments for Recovery from Muscle Damage: Evidence and Implications of Dose Responses. Curr Sports Med Rep 1;21(2):45-52
EASY TO IMPLEMENT
We scan your team, or we can send an iPad scanner to you. It takes 1 minute per athlete.
Wear the garments anytime, anywhere.
No data analysis, no extra effort.
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“CAPE’s custom fit provided our players with specific, medical grade compression that helped our players recover from the demands of both travel and training.”
The tailored fit of the CAPE recovery sleeves helps take our level of care for the players to the next level.
"CAPE provide a medical-grade custom product with optimum wearing protocols and exemplary after sales support."
We're impressed.
“Our recovery is 20% faster, and Cape is the only compression we’ve found that the players will sleep in.”
“The players love the custom fit and have worn them everywhere. All of them want CAPE.”
“Very positive feedback from the athletes. Some wore the calf sleeves on the flights over and found benefit, others have found they are great during tournament or hard training weeks.“
“Athletes deserve CAPE - it's the next generation of compression. The rest has been the same since 2006.“
"I really believe in the CAPE product and believe it to be the future.”
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