Su Penn wrote: > > Don Dimond wrote: > > >E Extension; you should never fully extend your arm when > >paddling for you can hurt your shoulder joint. Just like > >bicyclists who always have a bend in their leg as they > >pedal we need to have a slight bend in our arms when we > >paddle. > > When I was younger and doing a lot of long-distance bike touring, I always > understood that exactly the opposite is true: that if your bike seat is too > low for your legs to fully extend, the strain on the knee is increased. Every bike book I've ever read--and I'm not a big biker, says keep the seat high enough to allow a small bend in your knee, ie, not quite fully extended. When the knee or arm are fully extended, the weight is being carried by the joint; with a little bend, the muscles support the effort. Joints wear out, muscles get stronger. The above is worth every bit of what you paid for it. Steve -- Test Scoring & Reporting Services Sometimes, you never can University of Georgia always tell what you Athens, GA 30602-5593 least expect the most. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jun 25 1999 - 09:01:35 PDT
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