Arm pump advice

[bogan]

A mate of mine has HUGE forearms. Gets real bad pump. Interesting.

yeh i have read that in quite a few places, bigger the muscles the more places lactic acids can build up i spose.

Thanks again for all the info, cant wait to get out and see whats works

[Del Fuego]

forearm pump has nothing to do with muscle strength. I do a fair bit of rock climbing and this forearm pump is always a problem... especially when you first start. The most frequent reason for it other than lack of conditioning is overgripping. ie I can climb all day in the gym with bugger all pump then go outside and the panic sets in and you over grip all the holds because you are all of a sudden freaking out.

Solutions: Stop overgripping the bars... you don't need to hold on as tight as you think.

Warm up before your ride.

Stretch after

Keep riding regularly, your body will get more and more used to the process

and obviously set the bike up right

Chur

[mattwood]

also try taking a couple of panadol or similar before riding, this also thins blood, causing better circulation therefore minimising arm pump.

not trying to sound like a pussy or anything..
but wouldnt it be dangerous to thin your blood? higher chance of bleeding to death, wouldn't be to hard if you were knocked unconcious and had a bad gash or something.. I remember reading about it somewhere.

[noobi]

not trying to sound like a pussy or anything..
but wouldnt it be dangerous to thin your blood? higher chance of bleeding to death, wouldn't be to hard if you were knocked unconcious and had a bad gash or something.. I remember reading about it somewhere.

i don't think that panadol thins ones blood that much, just that it gets thicker when your riding etc so thinning it only thins it back to normal viscosity? so you might bleed the same as if you had a gash from falling over on the drive or something

[cs363]

i don't think that panadol thins ones blood that much, just that it gets thicker when your riding etc so thinning it only thins it back to normal viscosity? so you might bleed the same as if you had a gash from falling over on the drive or something

I think he's getting confused with Aspirin which is commonly used as a blood thinner, Paracetamol (Panadol is a generic name for the same drug) is a similar pain killer but works completely differently and is not prescribed for blood thinning.

Magnesium tablets are useful for reducing lactic acid build up though if you really want to pop pills.

If you want to use medications to treat arm pump though it's far safer and probably more effective to use the Moto 911 spray or a similar topical analgesic.

However, as other posters have indicated ride fitness and good hydration are probably the most natural ways to get rid of it, at least in most normal peoples cases.

[oldskool]

lol I could suggest a more natural way of conditioning for arm pump and that involves a good girly magazine and a daily visit to a dark room with a lock on the door but I'm sure most of you guys have already thought of that!
But seriously if you aren't getting arm pump then you probably aren't enjoying the sport as much as you did, or not challenging yourself enuff anyway! So yeah I agree with the poster who said you're gripping too tightly, so enjoy the ride and keep shitting yourself!

[noobi]

lol I could suggest a more natural way of conditioning for arm pump and that involves a good girly magazine and a daily visit to a dark room with a lock on the door but I'm sure most of you guys have already thought of that!
But seriously if you aren't getting arm pump then you probably aren't enjoying the sport as much as you did, or not challenging yourself enuff anyway! So yeah I agree with the poster who said you're gripping too tightly, so enjoy the ride and keep shitting yourself!

have i told you i think your a bit strange before?

[oldguy]

only get arm pump when on the road bike, riding in the rain, trying to keep the thing from sliding down the road.

[clmintie]

only get arm pump when on the road bike, riding in the rain, trying to keep the thing from sliding down the road.

Don't you dare think about sliding that gorgeous beastie of yours down the road. It's one of the few M/Cs that could temp me back to tar...

[mattwood]

I think he's getting confused with Aspirin which is commonly used as a blood thinner, Paracetamol (Panadol is a generic name for the same drug) is a similar pain killer but works completely differently and is not prescribed for blood thinning.

oh yeah shit, now that i think about it im pretty sure it was asprin, didnt realise they did different things

[clmintie]

Of course there are no Aspirins in the forest, the parrots eat em all...........