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Re: shin splints won't go away

guest — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:20:03 GMT

Thanks for your post! Also, I noticed that my shins are fine when I ride my bike. Is there a reason behind that?

shin splints won't go away

guest — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:59:20 GMT

last year during track I had really REALLY bad shin splints. I took about 6 months recovering and doing strength training, but this year they came back again on my first day and I even had to quit track because of it. Does anyone have any suggestions on any more exercises I can do or what might be wrong? (I've been doing a lot of toe flexes and stretches)

Re: Leg Shaving for Men

guest — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:18:59 GMT

I'd try using a, I think it's called a "puma stone" maybe? It's one of those really rough stones that you rub over your body to remove dead skin and smooth it out. (It usually fits in your hand, and most of them I've seen are grey, but there could be other colored ones) by smoothing out yout skin first, you can get more hair off when shaving, and stay smooth longer. Have fun!

Pathen

Re: Favorite post-run quick dinners

guest — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:01:28 GMT

Try satays, you can put virtually anything in them and you can eat them over rice or noodles, whatever you feel like. Best of all, they don't take very long to make! (look at the "No Diets" topic if you want a bit more info)

Re: No Diets!

guest — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:56:55 GMT

Try satays!

All you have to do is get anything you want, including meats, veggies, fruit (?, I guess you could) and mix them all in a big frying pan for 15 minutes top (depending on what you're using) The key to satays are what spices you use, but you can find a whole bunch of variations on tons of website. Then you can just freeze them and eat them for a long time. You can do anything with satays, so you don't have to worry about eating the same thing over and over again!

Have fun!

Re: new back/hip pain

guest — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:30:17 GMT

I'm not sure about how true this is so this might not help, this is what I heard. Hip and back pain is often caused by how much pressure is put on those parts of the body (duh, but stay with me) and you can reduce some of that pressure also with your handlebars. By placing a little bit more of your body's pressure in your arms rather than the seat, it can reduce pressure and more evenly distrubute the weight of your body. I guess, what I mean is in a way (I stress "in a way") push your body up with your arms. It's kind of hard to explain, but give it a try. Hope it works, 'cause back pain sucks!

Re: Question About Drafting

guest — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:35:19 GMT

From what I know, the lead rider shouldn't be affected by those behind him because how drafting works is this: the front rider creates a low pressure air stream around his/her body because while he's moving, the air in front of him/her is pushed around his body. This curve of air is moving at a faster speed than the air around in, thus creating the low pressure system. And because fluids always have to flow from a high pressure system to a low pressure system, the air around biker's air current will want to pull towards the rider, carrying anything with it. So what's really pulling the riders behind the leader is the air around the rider. Or actually, the "correct" thing to say would be that the air around the following riders is "pushing" the followers towards the leader. (remember, this knowledge has been limited to my sophomore physics class last year)

Pathen

Comparing Cycling to Running

guest — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 02:16:51 GMT

I was wondering, is there any chart or I guess formula that compares running distances to cycling? What I mean is, "If you run 5 miles, that's the equivalent, or same amount of work, as riding this many miles..." or something like that?

Thanks!

Re: Need bike shoes recommendations. TIA.

guest — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:29:32 GMT

I'd try getting some Shimanoes. (is that how you spell it?)I've had mine for a while and they're still in great condition. They're really comfy, and were pretty cheap (okay, like 70 bucks, but that's still fairly cheap in bike shoe terms) Well, Have fun!!!!!!

Re: Pedal Stroke

guest — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:25:29 GMT

So do you mean that you should be pulling up with your leg during the 6 to 12 o'clock positions? So, in theory, should you be able to ride just as well with one leg as you can with 2?