Guest Tim Tuthill Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 This comes up every year. Here is a sugestion. Sport legs?? Costs allot and may or may not work? The serious weight lifters have been using L-Glutamine for years with total success. A T spoon in a glass of water or juice before you hit the hill and a T spoon after your done should do it for leg burn. Give it a try! A LB of the stuff costs $24 at a health food store. Will last a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I used it last year at Crested Butte after every day and it seemed to help. I didnt have any with me yesterday after Riding with the Carve Father and I am in pain today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 If you get plenty of vitamins that should do ya pretty good too. Bananas have lots of potassium which helps prevent cramping and side aches... Etc, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Lactic acid pooling in my quads has always been a huge problem for me... even when I was in great physical condition. Many days on the hill and cycling have been cut short because of this. I have used Glutamine and it does help, but sometimes makes me feel sick on an empty stomach. To me... Glutamine seems to support the muscle system more than simply reducing lactic acid burn. SPORT LEGS seems to be the ticket for me. When I first started taking it (earlier this year) I went with the recommened dose which helped... but didn't do enough good to make it worth while. I increased my dose by two caps over the recommened and WOW!!! The results have been truely amazing! I take a dose before I ride... one during... and another dose after I ride for recovery. There is no doubt that I can ride longer in a day... but I now can ride many consecutive days which I have never been able to do with any amount of stength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Good info/ thanks I will look into the Sport leg supplement! My thighs get so burned up ! I have been searching for something to help for yrs!! As always I Intend to exercise my legs all yr long in preparation for winter/ but it never happens ! Just for kicks & Giggles I will share this: I read in a Major Ski magazine's a article about high altitude sickness/ & fatigue ! The article recommended (Viagra) as it opens up capillaries increasing blood flow to all the major muscle groups ! ((( It said it helped with Attitude at altitude also!)))) Last yr I tried it & yes it Works! However the first one caught me by surprise a-little ! Went to the Dr. got a 10 day sample pack ! (Free!!) sooooooo order yours today !!! Should be a standard issue item in our SES package! One pill per lift ticket !!!! OK Mitchell you have been put on notice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 will I have to buy larger size pants if I try this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 banana a day keeps the cramping away:biggthump I basically eat more of those than donkey kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Recon - who is Mitchell and why do you need to warn him about your Viagra use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 banana a day keeps the cramping away:biggthump I basically eat more of those than donkey kong. To me... cramps and lactic burn are very different things. The only time I've gotten cramps was when dehydrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 the banana and the stronger legs..... Thor I don't think you'll need to buy bigger pants, just have your current ones altered a little in your nether-regions.... :lol: Man, I can just hear the questions in the lift line now...."Hey is that a snowboa....whoa! You must REALLY like what you do!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Opppppps "Michelle" our ahhhhhhhhhhh (sweet )bomber fearless leader! (Sorry spelling sucks). I guess I took to many !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 It happens the first few weeks every season. I tried experimenting by doing leg exercises in the off-season every other year. Didn't make a blasted bit of difference. I came to the conclusion that there is no exercise that targets the specific part of the quads that burn in the early season. I tried a combination of magnesium and calcium and I think it helped a little but I can't say for sure. All I know is that after a few weeks of riding the quad burn abates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 This comes up every year. Here is a sugestion. Sport legs?? Costs allot and may or may not work? The serious weight lifters have been using L-Glutamine for years with total success. A T spoon in a glass of water or juice before you hit the hill and a T spoon after your done should do it for leg burn. Give it a try! A LB of the stuff costs $24 at a health food store. Will last a season. You da man Tim - L-Glutamine it is...works great! $16 for 14oz. at Wally World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Tuthill Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hey Recon: Do you walk around like, Frank N Stein??? Too funny!!! I should of read this 2 days ago!! I'm out the door for PC in the AM Oh Boy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recon Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh some people walk with a cane!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.fasterskier.com/training1462.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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