i think compression is genuine thing... it is medically used worldwide for people with diabetes and DVT... more known as compression or flight socks...

though it was never used medically on anything other than socks.. the idea was that gravity is pulling or making it hard for all the fluids from our body to circulate back to your heart from the feet... because pressure is low at the feet or something like that and the blood pools there up to the point that the blood circulating there is harder to pump up back into your heart....

it certainly helps to improve blood circulation around the feet.. hence, in theory... aiding the recovery as more oxygen can be delivered to aid muscle recovery...

calm down dude... we are not saying you are lying... dun fret... there must be some real use since there is already that many people using it.... so, there must be some truth about it...

i don't think you actually need to buy 2xu socks... just the conventional compression socks from pharmacies or even those pricier school flights socks will do similarly well.. and they are priced cheaper...

all this recovery thing is a bit too hyped up in the recent years for me...

This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 23 2012, 02:53 PM

I am cheapskate T_T
i use bandage to wrap around my muscle, cost RM25 each..

ok time to invest for a magic pants..

This post has been edited by Sky.Live: Jul 23 2012, 02:59 PM

must emphasis more ma. haha... else people take your view easy.

i got my 2XU sock FOC when joining 30KM Newton run...

Let me tell you another discovery on fast recovery!





roll ! rolling rolling on the form, pains get away very fast!

I have it, it's the suckest thing in the world. When you roll on ur aching muscle, it's like a devil beating you up. Well the devil is gravity plus you yourself.. haha..

Do you any website or references more ways to roll your body>?


Compression wear is so so expensive, can wear my father's DVT socks for that?

This post has been edited by Sky.Live: Jul 23 2012, 03:04 PM

in that sense... let me poison you into another thing for recovery / injuries...

i trust this thing too... but no one trusts me... this is shit more expensive that 2xu...

kinesio taping...

http://www.kinesiotaping.com/
http://www.shopkinesio.com/

been used for a long time... back even in the USPS days by their hocus pocus chiropractor...

rubiera's knees...


Evans during his 2010 broken elbow


more recently... big george in the last stage of his final tour...


last i bought it through the official channels in malaysia... the original tape, is about RM75 per roll..2 inch wide ones.. jus learn to stick with some e-books i downloaded off the net... it lasts about 3 days on the body depending on how sweaty you are and how much you bath...

my first time was done up by a guai lo who introduced me to it... he studied the courses but never applied to be a practitioner... he gave me a leftover roll because he bought a lot of it when he went back to his home country...

i saw quite some runners in last years KL marathon having their knees taped...

i bet'cha this is going to kill you faster than compression wear...haha

but if you go ebay... there are some other tapes and also more cheaper originals.. KT tape la, spider tape or somethin li tat...

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Added on July 23, 2012, 3:16 pmcan i use the rolling pin for that... i have that at home.. or some big PVC pipes?

or rolled up Styrofoam sheets?

you people are too much...poison here poison there... poison all the way from bike, to wardrobe to recovery...wat next... my sex life as well??? better lubricant? more flavorful condoms? toys that vibrate so much the legs will fall off the bed

i guess so... my pair is actually medical use as well.. didn't bothered me and neither did i feel any difference as well... maybe i am not beat up enough

i know the medical ones are actually applying more pressure... but in someway, they say the pressure comes on more gradually...

This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 23 2012, 03:23 PM

somehow, somewhere, somewhen, i'm not convience with tape thingy. I had my 1st tape by female pretty doc when i have my knee pains... taped on my legs... it's lasted for about 3 days before i peel it off. I wish can peel off by the female doc...

it's since then, it's miracle heal on my knee pains. since then i never use tape again...

my roller form inside have steel, i believe DIY can do your own roller...

I sometimes doing this roller form massage in gym... pretend to the very pain like hell facial expression... dont know got people notice me or not... haha...

you need a certified practitioner leh... not any ah kaw and ah beng knows how to tape...

generally sports doctor will know la...

why people want to notice you grinding against a foam roller in pain... no difference than watching hianboy masturbating in public... haha

Any hybrid cyclist?

Your poison came too late, i'm poisoned already, using rock tape.
RM60 / 5m roll, in athletic circle..

haha

what is hybrid cyclist? or you meant people riding electric bikes?

RM60 / 5m.. where? how wide is the tape? who tapes you?

i jus buy off ebay... sometimes got 3 roll bundle for around RM100 our money...

i had a couple of KT pre-cuts... seems to expensive compared to roll...

This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 23 2012, 04:10 PM

did i mention it's for my knee pain and female doc? off course it's sport specialised doctor la... plus only only cost me RM10 for the medical fees.

i know it's need some skill to tape, thus i never bother to buy it.

gym area is the public place mah, i did not expect people will look at me, but generally, people will be looking at each other ma...

"knee pain and female doc" is where i thought you go for the doc jus because it's a female.. not because of you have knee pain... you are the one who confessed that you liked to get your ass jabbed by nurses.. dun blame me dude...i just went with the facts and logical deduction was the female doctor was the primary reasons you went to her... anyways, enough BS...

RM10 is like a bit too cheap le just for the fees... last i got a real practitioner tape me... jus tried for fun la... went with a friend.. RM50, i dunno wats the split.. but covers tape and fees... my balls fell out of my pants on that occasion.. never went back again no matter how pain....

but if you are interested.. can learn one... jus study the book and if you want deeper knowledge.. study a bit on human anatomy..

looking at each other.. or looking at chicks... and then looking away when the chick looks at you..

but seriously.. i think they are jus looking at a dude grinding against a big pole and trying not to laugh...looking at a chick (pretty one for that matter) grinding against a bit pole is a different matter all in all...

avoid eye contact...


This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 23 2012, 04:21 PM

hey hey hello, i need some advice, i need contacts for bicycle shops around sri kembangan sri serdang serdang bandar baru bangi kajang area which are willing to open up stalls or promote their shop at my place please do let me know in any other way thanx!!

that's a weird question...

http://www.baikbike.com/bicycle-shops/

hehe im setting up a campaign Jom Berbasikal at my place (UPM) so need some shops to set up stalls for 3-5 days to promote their packages so that the students can buy or get bicycle from them shops

a simple lepak-ing in the UPM nearby should be able to spot some bike shops.

Anyway, uni student will use their PTPTN loan $$ to get fancy bikes?

this 1 is luxury market, if the above said situation happening.

else, students might look for some value for money RM100 bike for cycling within campus, doing P Ramli style stunt with lovers...

I bought it myself, i was tape by my Dr friend during PD tri, it works so I just spare a roll in my house in case I need it..
I only learned how to tape prevention of inversion and eversion of feet movement..

Kinda injured my feet when I run on the sprint day

i guess you just have to cold call them and see if they are interested...

it's a business proposition to them anyways.... but you better have data ready on what things that will sell and what are the target audiences... no point bringing the wrong things to sell there...

PTPN money can be spend li tat meh.... i thought they transfer the funds directly to school..

DANG!!!...

the guai lo told me 1 very unconventional way of telling how kinesio tape works... he said, when you have a muscle ache.. the pain goes away when you use your hand to grab the area, rite? this is the same way how kinesio tape works by using your tape to lift the skin up so the fluid retention from the inflammation can drain through the lymph nodes and stuff... i didn't understand him and i was sceptical about his explanation... but, it seemed to work for me at least... i think there is a certain limit to what it can help.. broken bones or fractures like cadel evans... doubt it... pain, inflammation ... most likely if taped properly...

and for the record... i didn't get taped by a pretty girl... so, judgement is not impaired nor skewed at that point

This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 23 2012, 05:00 PM

that's the marketing words? I dont understand, it's too complicated

As my understanding, restrict movement, provide slightly extra support so you will exert more unnecessary impact on your injured muscle.

It's not a one cure all solution, it helps when you HAVE TO exercise when you are injured, else resting is still the best cure..

it's no marketing la.. he doesn't sell his services or the tape... he tried to explain it in laymen terms and letting me relate to how the tape will aid in providing pain relieve and recovery...

restrict movement, and provide support is the words that i read from the kinesio materials...

This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 23 2012, 05:33 PM