$29.99 (tops and bottoms) at Sportchek.Time to stock up.Great under the leathers.
http://waterlooon.flyerland.ca/produ...ression/page-1
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$29.99 (tops and bottoms) at Sportchek.Time to stock up.Great under the leathers.
http://waterlooon.flyerland.ca/produ...ression/page-1
http://p0.flyerland.ca/images/produc...3883_image.jpg
um the under amor brand is like $10 at walmart ...
and works just as good.
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Yeah.....dont forget, wearing that fancy swoosh costs a princely additional sum.Quote:
Originally Posted by caboose483
Cough, cough, VnM, cough....Quote:
Originally Posted by caboose483
I have two pairs of those....i find the tops a bit too short and they'r too stretchy...Quote:
Originally Posted by Petraeus
I got one but I find it quite uncomfortable.
Sorry guys, but GOOD under gear is not cheap.
That's why i buy the Nike.Quote:
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How do you find the quality of VnM?Quote:
Originally Posted by caboose483
They feel very different, they feel strange at first, but after getting used to them they do make a big difference. By comparison my UA and other cheaper stuff seems kinda useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2live&ride
The VnM stuff isn't stretchy like UA or Nike gear. At first you might think that's bad but once you realize what the compression stuff is really for, stretchy isn't good.
Yea compression stuff is uncomfortable. I picked up some bike shirts at MEC and they are very comfy.Quote:
Originally Posted by caboose483
la Vie en Rose has great cheap men underwear... if you dont mind polka dots.
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Originally Posted by Tonto
Okay, someone explain to me the reason for compression fit clothing,and why and what it does.
Short story; helps reduce lactic acid buildup and 'pump.'Quote:
Originally Posted by john bickle
Long story: http://www.active.com/triathlon/Arti...on-Clothes.htm
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Originally Posted by Rob MacLennan
On top of that it helps stop binding of layers too. I prefer to wear a compression top and bottoms to prevent chaffing. If they breathe well they prevent build up of sweat and moving moisture from your body to the outside layers cools the body through evaporative cooling...it really lets your body work the way it's supposed to (sweating to get cool). The good stuff (antimicrobial, good fit, good stitching and most important...breathability) can be pricey if bought at MSRP but there's excellent stuff from Helly Hansen, Nike, Underarmour, Craft, that you can pick up on sale (sales like the one the OP mentions) all the time. For the winter people might want to look at the new omniheat underlayers from Columbia. They have a reflective coating that helps keep heat in.Quote:
Originally Posted by john bickle
Okay then , so it reduces lactic acid build up. Well if the compression is tight enough to reduce lactic acid build up by squishing it out the muscles,,,then that same compression can reduce the flow of blood into the muscle,,thus increasing lactic acid build up. So to move lactic acid out you must move blood in. So I can see it post activety. But to use it during an activety contradicts itself.
I'm not asking about chaffing,or the reduction of sweat. I have sold more PUG wear trackside then anyone. I just don"t get this "Compression" wear. Any product that helps reduce heat build up and the reduction of sweat build up far exceeds the small gains I think any one would make medically by using compression wear,,IMO.
Would like to see a medical study proving that "compression" garmets work and would not impeed blood flow. Anybody point me in that direction?
And is there a product that has compression fit and a high content of Coolmax?
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Originally Posted by john bickle
The compression may impede blood flow to the muscle but the benefits of helping evacuate blood from the muscle are still a net gain. The continuous exertion of a rider with a 'death grip' on the bars or the repeated flexing of the right forearm from a rider who is hard on the brakes often (think TMP, a track with several hard braking zones) will cause the forearm muscles to swell. All of our muscles are encased in inelastic sacs. If the muscle continues to swell it can expand to fill this muscle sac. At this point the swollen muscle itself is what is restricting blood flow. Now your heart is unable to pump as much blood into the muscle to flush it out and you get arm pump.
Proper fitting compression gear acts to prevent this. Blood is supplied to the muscle tissue deeper below the skin, the effects of the compression gear are less pronounced the deeper you go so the effects of external compression while flexing are relatively limited. Once the muscle is relaxed the external compression helps push blood from the tiny capillaries closer to the surface of the skin into the larger faster flowing blood vessels. Given that the time between braking zones is relatively constant, if you can evacuate lactic acid and blood from the muscle faster it is less likely that your muscle will swell to the extent that it fills the muscle sac and restricts blood flow.
Does that help?
uhmmm, no. Maybe I should qualify myself,,was a sports Therapist for 25 years with Junior A,Senior A Lacrosse,Junior Hockey and did some spot work for the Argo's in college as well as the Head Trainer for Canada's Field Lacrosse team. I have worked with Joey Newendyke Gary Roberts, Adam Foot,John Mclean, and many more NHL players when they were in Junior.Quote:
Originally Posted by caboose483
Not sure I get this muscle sack you point out. Would you mean the compartment the muscle is in?
My confusion stems from the fact that ,,okay,,like a bike,, no air in no exhaust out. So the muscle needs blood which has fuel,oxygen and carries the waste bi products of muscle exhertion,lactic acid away.
Forearm pump is basicaly from lack of physical conditioning,,,or reaching the end of your conditioning. There is no way any form of elastic will fix your forearm. The muscle is retricted from expelling blood from the death grip you mention. The only thing that can fix that is relaxing the grip and conditioning.
Lactic acid is only in the blood vessels of the muscle, it is a bi product of muscle exhertion. So the capilliaries near the surface would not have lactic acid.
Muscle stiffness is a result of lactic acid build up. Post sports stretching and cool down is primarily the way to get rid of lactic acid.
I just have trouble ,,other then the fact that ,,okay, it may feel great. Holds your body tight and gives you a secure feeling.
All of these garmets regardless,UA,PUG,VnM are all some form of enginered fabric.That in itself is really cool! But I can"t see how compression works. But, if it does not work medically,,but makes you feel better then it does not really matter, casue feeling good is what it's all about.