[Paddlewise] Fw: Flex and numbness? - was Torso Rotation

I too am a self confessing 'wimpy chicken arm boy', although I have never
used that term before.  <grin>

 I was wondering...    My left leg also goes numb first too.  Makes for very
exciting (read comical) exits. How flexible is the 'average' paddler?  Can
you touch your toes?  I am 6'/172lbs and get my finger tips within 6" of my
toes, after relaxing.  Is there a relation between flexibility and numb
legs?

Marvin

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Schroeter" <kenschroeter_at_hotmail.com>
>
> > myself). Using my arms more may reflect less upper body rotation and
make
> me
> > tire more quickly (wimpy chicken arm boy that I am) while letting my
trunk
> > do most of the work requires less overt effort. Entropy in action :-)
> >
> > IRT sitting up, I've also played with this a lot.  I feel more stable
and
> in
> > control seated more upright, but my left leg gets wicked numb after
about
> 45
> > minutes. A touch of lean back and I can feel the efficiency leave my
> stroke
> > but my leg doesn't go numb (damn, I used efficiency and stroke in the
same
> > sentence... I should have been paying more attention to the efficiency
> > posts!).  Moving the footbraces back just made them harder to reach.  I
am
> > working on my flexibility, conditioning and posture in the boat.  I
think
> I
> > am getting the posture/numbness balance down (more flex, less
> > cheeseburger...).
> >
> > Ken Schroeter
> >
> > Old Town Millennium 160
> > Laconia, NH, USA
> > 43°32'25"N
> > 71°28'59"W
> >
> > There is no moral precept that does not have
> > something inconvenient about it.
> >
> >             -- Denis Diderot
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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