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Cliffy615
10/9/2017 1:58am
10/9/2017 1:58am
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10/10/2017 9:59pm
This may end up in the dumbgeon but just a thought I had the other day, compression wear has become more popular in sport as it increases blood flow to area of compression, if there was such a thing as fore arm compression sleeves would it increase the blood flow to your forearms and reduce arm pump?
Could be a placebo effect though.
Eat clean, keep hydrated.
There's no magic pill, drink or jersey.
The Shop
Extend arms,roll up ,roll down,repeat till pain frys brain.
Improved riding technique will make the number 1 difference. That's a pretty big area to find improvements.
If you want to try to prepare your arm's to deal will the demands of mx. Then a warm up routine, combined with a nobbly foam roller will help the most. Foam rollers if used correctly will stretch/relax the fascia surrounding the muscles, allowing the muscles to function more efficiently.
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Making your workouts harder than your motos helps a lot. Warming up prior to your moto helps as well.
During: breath
Much easier said than done (it takes a ton of practice)...and much easier if you are in shape (cardio, and leg/core strong enough to get you through a moto).
Pit Row
It's a bit like learning to swim freestyle fast, technique is so important & when you start to push your self things start to unravel real fast.
Best way is to ride a variety of tracks & spend time working on line choice, flow, timing, body position. I think in reality the majority of riders just arnt talented enough to work it out. But it's one of the toughest sports in the world so nothing to be ashamed of, just be patient & ride just within your self.
I find I'm great (well good at it...the proper technique)...and then as the race goes on, and I get tired, my technique goes out the window. OR...like you said, when I start trying my hardest, the technique goes out the window.
Like I said...practice practice practice...its much easier said than done. It has to be practices so much that property techinque (including breathing correctly) is muscle memory...that it becomes subconscious...so our minds can focus on going fast, and our bodies will just use proper technique. And then we have to be in shape enough to do it for the entire race (which is usually around 3 hours for me as a hare and hound guy).
Hmmm The only time I think Lactic Acid has really effected me is running a marathon, 20 miles it felt like my legs were on fire.
In MX riders can pump up after a couple mins when there not even out of breath.
I dont think the body will switch up to a *secondary lactate energy source that easily. It's way more likely muscles tension, from not being comfortable enough on the bike causes a blood flow traffic jam. The blood just want to deliver oxygen & glucose, but the muscle is tense, once the back up begins to occur it just exacerbates from there, we then ride more tense etc.
Improved fitness will help, as you will be able to move around on bike better. But ultimately you need to improve your talent.
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