tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post2467193933918253196..comments2024-02-06T08:43:35.333+01:00Comments on Sea Legs Girl: Fredism and Compression Sockssea legs girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-1507659918434620462010-06-30T13:28:48.135+02:002010-06-30T13:28:48.135+02:00Jakob,
Ok. Allow me to stop laughing from your se...Jakob,<br /><br />Ok. Allow me to stop laughing from your second suggestion. That was great! Um, but what would you look at in the muscle biopsy?sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-10773716696284994182010-06-29T14:05:58.363+02:002010-06-29T14:05:58.363+02:00That could work for a study protocol using a high ...That could work for a study protocol using a high number of participants of course :-)<br />Perhaps muscle biopsies could be added or other tests.<br /><br />It is slightly more difficult to use the same method for testing improvement in speed. Perhaps you could blind fold runners to see if they run in circles, which would be the result of one leg running faster than the other :-)Jakob Lind Tolborghttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32290786600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-1676464194591428942010-06-28T22:25:35.428+02:002010-06-28T22:25:35.428+02:00Jakob,
While I very much enjoy your train of thou...Jakob,<br /><br />While I very much enjoy your train of thought, I'm just having trouble imagining the actual study: "does your right leg feel better than your left?" "well, yes it does". Wow, the leg with the sock feels better... the socks work! Or maybe you had a slightly different protocol in mind? :)sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-71776050504056138682010-06-28T20:01:01.993+02:002010-06-28T20:01:01.993+02:00I fully share you skepticism.
Whenever someone ar...I fully share you skepticism.<br /><br />Whenever someone argues that it should improve restitution I ask if anyone has ever tried with only one sock and felt a difference from one leg to the other. Generally they agree with me that it would be the logic study design but no one tried it yet has according to my knowledge :-)Jakob Lind Tolborghttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32290786600&v=infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-16852915403287034212010-06-26T06:36:40.814+02:002010-06-26T06:36:40.814+02:00Lisa! Enthused, Lisa! Good thing I just clicked on...Lisa! Enthused, Lisa! Good thing I just clicked on your profile. I'm so glad you are back commenting. I had no idea you had had a post-partum hemorrhage. Wow. Seems a bit loserish of me to start asking you about your socks when you just mentioned that! I will just mention taht Paul Radcliffes sure resemble the skin-toned type on gets in the hospital, so I'm sure if you WANTED to wear them running, you could get away with it.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-67157412799870849392010-06-25T14:54:52.361+02:002010-06-25T14:54:52.361+02:00I wore them after I ended up in the hospital with ...I wore them after I ended up in the hospital with postpartum hemorrhage and incredibly swollen legs (poor venous return) ... and they just felt so good that I still wear them! But the pair I got at the hospital is definitely too ugly to wear running.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788427454417876392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-66496047777961859982010-06-25T07:23:28.318+02:002010-06-25T07:23:28.318+02:00Danni, what you describe with faster recovery has ...Danni, what you describe with faster recovery has also been described in numerous studies, which I actually didn't mention (SLG has only so much time). So why wouldn't you wear them in a marathon?<br /><br />Steve, you are exactly right. Though the decreased blood lactate levels is a little hard to explain by just the fact that they feel more confident with the sleeve/sock on, but I see what you mean. I actually don't know who is buying the $30 socks, but I'm just glad I'm not paying for them! The saying "do whatever it takes to feel confident" has to have a limit somewhere.<br /><br />Amy, yeah, you are right. I know people think lots of crazy things about what I have on (for example Danni, who makes fun of my 1980's sweat pants for running) and yeah, it doesn't matter. People just have to run in what they have a desire to run in. And in all honesty, I'm not that harsh, but one can't help thinking a lot of people use them because everyone else is. But that is just how we are as humans. If I end up buying some, I will definitely try them on our frequent trans-Atlantic flights. Great thought!<br /><br />He he. Cool mmmonyka. Well, at least don't let me make you think they don't work. And yeah, it was just my 31st birthday. :)sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-68749624180410937902010-06-25T00:59:53.019+02:002010-06-25T00:59:53.019+02:00Wait... is it your B-day today? Did I get it right...Wait... is it your B-day today? Did I get it right? If it is so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, if no, ignore my stupidity and don't tell anyone.mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-8620641650073241962010-06-25T00:57:35.216+02:002010-06-25T00:57:35.216+02:00I am one of the most unFred persons on the planet....I am one of the most unFred persons on the planet. I buy running sneakers at Kohls for $29.99, have only 2 pairs of running shorts, 2 running tops, no technical T-shirts, only cotton ones but I do have compression socks:) I bought them because I had store credit and was having problems with calves tightening and figured that keeping calf muscles warm might help. I think that it did help, although I am not sure whether it was placebo effect or not and probably any kind of knee-high socks would do the trick. And not sure about the faster recovery or blood flow though because I do not wear them very often (I actually wore them only like 3 times) because then I feel like Fred:)mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-70896695634944429122010-06-24T19:41:04.155+02:002010-06-24T19:41:04.155+02:00I like them. And what's to say that people do...I like them. And what's to say that people don't laugh at you when they see you in whatever you've chosen as appropriate? And who really cares? I don't wear them all the time, but as I've had some ankle tendon issues of late, they do provide some level of support, and sometimes a mental boost is all one needs. The tape jobs they were giving me weren't too supportive, and the socks didn't seem far off from that. Plus, they were guaranteed not to fall off (unlike the tape job). <br /><br />But, I don't wear them when it's warm, bc they drive me nuts. I like to wear skirts, so when it's cold if I can wear the compression socks with my short skirt, I'm most happy.<br /><br />I especially like them for air travel (not running related at all, except that my feet and ankles aren't swollen when I get off a plane so I might be able to run right away). I wore them traveling to Kenya this spring, and would never fly internationally without them again.... And if they work that well to prevent swelling during a flight, what's to say that they wouldn't help during a 100 miler?amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331844957221069032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-37339405211664026362010-06-24T18:18:28.284+02:002010-06-24T18:18:28.284+02:00btw, love Fred and his sombrero.btw, love Fred and his sombrero.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-65172153265565857892010-06-24T18:18:01.489+02:002010-06-24T18:18:01.489+02:00The problem with those studies is that there's...The problem with those studies is that there's no way to do a blind study - you know if you're wearing socks - it can all be placebo effect.<br /><br />I get terrible swelling in my fingers (and hands past 30 miles, and arms and feet past 60). I've thought about compression to relieve the problem, but I've come to use the swelling as a form of biofeedback to tell me how I'm faring.<br /><br />What gets me are the ultrarunners pushing $30 socks to prevent blisters (you know who). Their no longer having blisters and wearing those socks is coincidental - their feet toughened. I used to have blister problems and lubed my feet and still had problems and took further steps... and then one day forgot all my stuff at home and did without - and no blisters.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-38663749059873494852010-06-24T18:05:38.313+02:002010-06-24T18:05:38.313+02:00I have compression sleeves for my calves and if I ...I have compression sleeves for my calves and if I wear them after an ultra I feel like I recover faster. I've worn them in the latter part of 100 miler, primarily because I was in a skirt and it dropped to 32 degrees F, but I wasn't very sore the next day. Was it the sleeves? Who knows. <br /><br />I can't imagine wearing them in a marathon.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.com