Hi People! After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? Surfbuff *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:14 AM 5/22/98 -0300, you wrote: >Hi People! > >After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? > >Surfbuff > Sore muscles are caused by lactic acid build-up and, yes, more paddling as facitiously suggested by Chuck Holst is a long-term solution in as much as physical conditioning increases the muscle's capacity to manage lactic acid build-up. Adequate intake of liquids aids the muscles in dispersing lactic acid and, along with physical conditioning, helps keep the muscles from getting sore in the first place. Once the muscles are sore, however, there's a few things that help. There are active and passive forms of clearing of the lactic acid. The passive methods include hot packs, hot tubs, warm baths which increase circulation and aid the blood to carry off and metabolize the lactic acid. More active approaches include massage and mild, relaxing movement like walking --or in the case of upper body stiffness, stretching exercises. Aspirin seems to help a bit. Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory. Naprosin such as Alleve is, I believe, anti-inflammatory. Acetominaphen like Advil is NOT anti-inflammatory but will work to relieve pain. But I like the idea of paddling more! Geo. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? Developing good technique and learning to stick with it even when you get tired will help -- it'll more evenly distribute the work across different muscles. And you could use Endurox, which is an extra of ciwujia. It shifts your metabolism so that you burn more fat and less carbohydrates, as well as delaying the onset of lactic acid buildup. See http://endurox.com for details. ---Rsk Rich Kulawiec rsk_at_gsp.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:14 AM 5/22/98 , SurfBuff wrote: >Hi People! > >After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? > Nothing beats proper conditioning! Though, as an avid martial arts buff (aikido), I make use of Advil. At the dojo, we call it "aiki-candy". Doug Barnard (who can do more physically than he could in his 20's, but pays a much heftier price the next day) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, 22 May 1998 11:08:40 -0700, you wrote: >>After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? >Doug Barnard >(who can do more physically than he could in his 20's, but pays a much >heftier price the next day) Doug.... I like what Leonard Cohen says in The Tower of Song. My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in the places where I used to play. And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on. I'm just paying my rent every day in the tower of song. -- cheers, Stephen stephen.bird_at_superaje.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 98-05-22 10:15:04 EDT, kayaker_at_caribsurf.com writes: << Hi People! After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? Surfbuff >> The sore muscles are simply a reminder of the time you spent on the water. Enjoy it! Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
another twist, the *cool* down section at the end of this article seems interesting.... might be helpful. http://www.schwarzenegger.com//compfit.html bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>Surfbuff wrote: >After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? *** I have found that stretching exercises before paddling help reduce the aftereffects. I found the exercises I use in "Stretching" by B. Anderson. I do whole body not just upper body stretching. The other solution I use is a good old Finnish Sauna. Heat and a dip into cold water works wonders for me. Dana Dickson *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, 26 May 1998, Dana A. Dickson wrote: > >Surfbuff wrote: > > >After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? > > *** > > I have found that stretching exercises before paddling help reduce the > aftereffects. I found the exercises I use in "Stretching" by B. Anderson. > I do whole body not just upper body stretching. The other solution I use > is a good old Finnish Sauna. Heat and a dip into cold water works wonders > for me. > > > Dana Dickson > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** hi, if it's more cramping than aching, try a few ounces of tonic water with quinine. John Ramsay Welland Ontario Canada *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks to everybody who wrote and shared various info. I paddle almost every day in bog surf. Take massage, hot baths, stretch, and do everything. I find aspirin most helpful. ---------- From: Dana A. Dickson[SMTP:danaadickson_at_unn.unisys.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 1:09 PM To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Sore muscles - any antidote? >Surfbuff wrote: >After a good days paddling my body aches! Muscles sore! Any soliutions? *** I have found that stretching exercises before paddling help reduce the aftereffects. I found the exercises I use in "Stretching" by B. Anderson. I do whole body not just upper body stretching. The other solution I use is a good old Finnish Sauna. Heat and a dip into cold water works wonders for me. Dana Dickson *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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