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 maximise blood flow and the removal of waste by-products from recent exercise.
Benefits
- Reduced muscle soreness
- Reduced muscle damage (CK), reduced muscle swelling
- Improved recovery of power, strength and endurance
Our recovery is 20% faster, and it is the only compression we've found comfortable enough to wear during sleep.
Active
During active high-performance periods the heart rate is high and muscle pumps are activated, but aerobic demand is also at its peak. CAPE Active garments use medium compression — lower peak muscle oscillations reduce DOMS and the likelihood of injury.
Proven gains
- Cycling performance gains 0.8% – 5.3%
- Sprint times reduced by 2.8%
- Strength: +6.4% concentric, +5.9% eccentric
- Endurance: time to failure increased 4.8%
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.
Travel
CAPE makes the finest travel garments on or off the planet. Low-to-moderate graduated compression invokes vasodilation and reduces swelling/oedema. For longer flights (>4hrs) or clinical applications, compression is recommended to reduce DVT risk.
Benefits
- 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
Since wearing CAPE on 3-to-4 sector days for up to 11 hours flight time, I no longer suffer swollen ankles. I've benefitted from a decrease in muscle soreness and stiffness, and feel less fatigued.
Rehab
CAPE rehab garments are derived with Olympic-level sports physiotherapists to meet European medical compression standards. They assist healing of strained hamstrings, quads, soleus and achilles through improved circulation, support, proprioceptive stimulation, and very strong graduated compression for lymphatic drainage.
Benefits
- Strong graduation, to medical CCL 2 standard
- Sensorimotor stimulus and lymph drainage
- Support for strained hamstrings, quads, soleus, achilles
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.
Will MarkwickHigh Performance Manager, Melbourne Rebels 
Daniel GreenExpert Performance Consultant, NTT & Premier Tech Pro Cycling 