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I ride 4 times a week on a rough rutted track. I do 20 minite moto's all day on it. I train by running 4 and a half miles. I do an hour long road bike ride, and go to the gym. My suspension is set up for me and, my weight, and so are the controls. My body positioning is their. My endurance is there because I don't get tired after a 20 minite moto. Why do I still get arm pump on race day?!
On race day your nerves make you ride differently, probably with a tighter grip.
Focus on relaxing/staying calm and gripping the bike hard with your inner legs.
Other than that there's little you can do.
Breathing and gripping with your legs as much as possible is what gets me thru the days. Stretch your forearms out before you ride as well. I also notice that I seem to be able to ride longer on a fuller stomach, rather than the opposite haha but that's just me.
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Give your knees something to hold onto. Change how you grab the bike. Try some grip tape on the airbox and see if that helps.
Anyway my post was sarcasm and I am sure the guy(s) that believe caffeine has no effect on arm pump will chime in before long. The OP is the classic case that I was talking about. He is in good shape, rides all the time, yet still gets arm pump. I wonder how good his diet is. Or is it just anxiety like 555 said and not breathing?
Practice days people tend to ease into the riding and do more warmup. Race days its a few laps and then racing is on.
That's about the only thing I can think of other than the anxiety deal.
Here are some excerpts:
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Like Butteries in your gut, having to take a dump, and developing a nervous twitch on the line.
Race day jitters.
Pit Row
This is a non-evasive therapy involving soft tissue manipulation with the intention of widening neurological and vascular pathways and increasing the space in the fascial compartment. I'm looking for 15-30 qualified volunteers. If you are a regular rider that experiences frequent arm pump, you may qualify for this therapy free of charge. Therapy would consist of treatments up to an hour long, once or twice a week for six weeks.
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Ive tried many different ways of dealing with including thoes wrist bands and none of it has worked! The only thing i would ever recemend is this guide on how to deal with it and prevnt it,i got this for a XMAS present and it is brilliant! i never have to worry about coming in half way through a race ever again!woo! Here is a link to the guide, i would personally rate it a 10/10!!
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start by doing visualizations and link it to your favorite music, same music practice day as race day and get a routine .
usually race morning stretches are a good time to combine them.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/400328-how-to-eat-to-reduce-lactic-ac…;
Until I found the preloaded midvalve! It's actually a concept I was introduced to by Smart Suspension ( I thinks that was the name, it's been awhile) but his set-up did not work for me. Instead, I used another method to achieve the same thing.
Nerves on race day definitely play a roll but suspension, believe it or not, can play a HUGE factor. Even if you think it can't get any better...
The single best trick I'm going to teach my kids, is how to work on their suspension components. Chassis compliance is everything imo
Banana's don't prevent arm pump, they just can help with reducing the amount of stiffness from Lactic Acid build up but you need to be eating them daily.
Do some grip exercises for strength and some for endurance. Learn to ride with a relaxed grip when possible and get your breathing pattern in a rythm.
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