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So is this real or a scam? Any users have good or bad experiences? I heard Aldon and the designer give their opinions, but I want to hear from somebody who isn't making money off sales.
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In a lot of cases, training, diet and time on the bike is what is needed. Get those aspects of riding honed and there's a strong chance this gadget isn't needed.
Haven't tried it so don't know but that looked sketchy too me. Just a tool for stretching your forearm? If normal stretching doesn't do it I doubt that will..
As long as I can warm up I'm good
If practice before the moto is short then I get a little tight
Stretching seems to be the best medicine
Also being in the moment not focusing on any life challenges you may have when the gate drops helps also
Practicing all the good body position habits and looking ahead not down
All just basic fundamentals
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I'm not saying it doesn't work, just there's a high probability the answer is training, technique and diet specific.
if only there was a search feature on this site
I ride 2-3 times a month, track and desert. I've worked out all my life since I was 12, played multiple sports in HS, including college. I have always suffered from bad arm pump - mainly caused from lifting weights and essentially training my muscles to pump up and get bigger - which is the opposite of what you want in MX. I tried everything - stretching, exercises (per some poster's recommendations), deep tissue massage, and even acupuncture. It all helped a little but I still suffered badly from arm pump - it's an anatomical thing with the myofascial in your forearms (the cause of arm pump). I would literally pump up between 1-2 laps, sometimes even in the first lap. I ride year round and I ride 2-3 times a month, so seat time and comfort on the bike was never my issue.
As a last resort, I bought the device from 4 Arm Strong - I figured what the heck, I drop a couple hundred bones on stupid shit all the time, might as well give it a shot. I used it 3 times the week before my first ride after buying it. I used it right before I rode. The first time out, I saw about an 75-80% reduction in arm pump. I rode the next day and used it again before I rode. This time, I'd say it alleviated 90% of the arm pump issues. This is after only one week of using it. At the end of my second day of riding and using the 4 Arm Strong device, I ripped off 6 of the fastest laps I have ever ridden - which isn't saying much but it was my best. For the first time in my life of riding tracks, my lower body was more sore than my arms, and I was completely winded after the 6 laps as opposed to not being winded at all due to stopping to give my forearms a break. I have been using it now for 3 weeks and will be riding again tomorrow. I can't wait to see how my arms do tomorrow.
If you suffer from arm pump, I would recommend giving the device a try. Everyone is a little different and it works differently for everyone based on your anatomy - there is no guarantee it will work for you. But it certainly worked for me when nothing else had in the past. Again, it comes down to anatomy.
Lastly, I am in no way affiliated with 4 Arm Strong and I have no other agenda other than to give a completely honest personal review. This device worked incredibly well for me. Just my $0.02.
Nothing new, just a well marketed rendition.
For " some " people , you could be a damned tri-athlete and ride 3 times a week , and still get arm pump. The SURGERY is one of the worst things a rider / racer can do. Within a year your arm pump will be worse than what it was to begin with. Training will NOT get rid of arm pump for some guys.....trust me I know!
I got mine last week. Haven't been able to get on my bike because I need to finish getting it ready. But I have been using the 4arm strong device for the past 4 days. And I can tell you right now that my grip strength itself has improved a LOT and I have never had my forearms feel this loose before in my life.
Edit : Read Tbonespop's reply above if any of you don't believe me. I hope I get at least half of the help that it's given him , and it would be worth every penny to me!
Again....without even being able to ride with using the device yet. I have never had my forearms feel like jello and so relaxed before. I can not wait to get back on my bike after using this thing.
Honestly, I'd say it isn't really that well marketed in my opinion. More substance than pomp IMHO.
Look , after doing a bunch of reading on arm pump ( not just MX ) , I've come to realize that the fascia tissue which surrounds the forearm muscle is a little different from person to person.
Have any of you guys ever peeled the skin off of a chicken breast? Once you do , do you notice that super thin , almost looks like saran wrap coating over the top of the muscles / meat area? That is a super thin version of what us humans have. So your muscles are wrapped up in something that looks kind of like a plastic bag. When you ride and blood starts pumping through those muscles , the muscle swells....but the fascia doesn't....which constricts the blood flow.
What this 4arm strong devise , it stretches that fascia and will let the muscles swell without cutting off the blood circulation. Very simple idea indeed , but it needs to be used correctly.
" Wrapping " does NOT do this. A deep massage or something similar would help big time and if you have someone there at the track to do this , then great. But who here has their physical therapist go to the track with them?
Am I sure this thing will work for my riding? No. But again , I've tried so many different things in the past 35yrs of racing , and nothing has ever relaxed my forearms the way this device has. I mean nothing.
Pit Row
Forearms and Calves have the exact same Facia. Thanks for your response! I think I am going to try the product and see if it helps, I don't expect a miracle but slight relief would make my riding days more fun.
I've personally been going through an elbow recovery (after a high speed high side, foolishly with no elbow protection).
It's a slow process... Gotta keep up on the rehab. I went through a stage of severe tendinitis and could hardly grip anything. Religious rehab got me through it, and I'm now back up to speed and can ride full Moto's without issue.
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