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Re: Beta-Blocker and Run?

guest — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:27:25 GMT

Hi Star,

I also take a beta blocker. Although I take this med for a

different purpose (Migraine reduction)the effect on exercise is probably the same.

Provided the cardiologist has not said that this condition

you have precludes you from running altogether, the medication itself should not be a problem.

The effect of a beta blocker is to slow the heart rate down and it also slows down the heart rate response to exercise .

I found that after a couple of months getting adjusted to this medication I was actually able to tolerate exercise

better and respond better to the effects of exercise. I did not experience a decline in performance that was noticeable.

I hope that you will discover the same to be true in your

situation.

Re: Weird Question

guest — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:17:52 GMT

Whatever you do don't use vaseline or shave there! That will make matters sooo much worse.

I agree that your best bet is to play around with seat position until you get it right. It's amazing what a difference a few millimeters makes.

Re: Shave or not to shave

guest — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:48:07 GMT

I have to agree that a scientific study of the cooling

effect of hairless vs hairy skin would be most interesting. ( probably a thesis in there )

Evaporation however does cause a true lowering of temperature in the liquid remaining on the skin as the more energetic

molecules overcome attraction to their neighbors and escape into the air ( evaporate ). Since the temperature of the remaining moisture is lower, heat is drawn by conduction to the surface thus reducing core temperature.

The mere act of withdrawing water by any other process such as evaporation from the surface of hair contributes nothing to the cooling effect.

So the argument is not whether shaving cools the body but

how much it cools the body. Feels like a lot to me!

Re: Shave or not to shave

guest — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:02:26 GMT

The best reason to shave legs, arms etc.. is that a lot of hair is detrimental to your natural cooling system.

We cool ourselves by evaporating sweat from the skin. Hair

is an impediment to this because it wicks sweat off the skin allowing it to evaporate from the hair shaft where it does little good. If your going to loose sweat anyway

it might as well be doing you some good.

You can really notice the difference when you shave, it

actually feels cooler because the effect is quite prominent.

I would not worry about embarrasment. It does look good, but don't stop at the legs as that would look weird if you went to a pool with smooth legs and hairy chest.

A razor is simple and safe if you don't have sensitive skin. Shave a couple of time a week to avoid irritating regrowth. Its quick and painless after the initial major operation which can take an hour or more.

Re: Leg Shaving

guest — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:43:41 GMT

Leg shaving has several advantages to any athelete besides

just looking good and feeling good:

- In land based sports such as cycling or running during

hot weather, the body cools itself by the evaporation of sweat. If your body is very hairy as is the case with your

testosterone infused male athlete types, a lot of sweat is

wicked away from the skin. If the evaporation takes place away from the skin, there is little to no cooling effect and the sweat just dehydrates you for nothing.

In a long race this might even mean the difference between finishing or not!

-If you partake of regular massages for the many benefits

it provides, a hairless surface makes for a very fluid and

painless massage. ( There is little pain when oil is used

any way. Less oil is needed to obtain the other effect when its time to wash off)

- When swimming there is a reduction of drag when hair is not present. Due to the low vicosity of air this is not really a concern to cyclists or runners as any effect would be too small to make the effort worthwhile.

- As cited by most cyclists cleaning up scrapes and pulling bandages of goes much better without hair though

its not likely to prevent infections.

- If the game takes you through the woods or brush you might not see the ticks you pick up with a fur coat on.

- Did I mention that it looks good! Many women really like

a guy with a full body shave because it looks cleaner and

adds definition. Those who initially react adversely (some think of Mr Biggles)gradually warm up to the look and feel as the initial strangeness of it wears off.

There have actually been studies to back me up on this.