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I'm still wearin' them, just until you guys let me know they've done their job and I can take them off...
Anyone got any idea what is the recommended period of time to keep this on after a (for example) four hour fast ride? I just got home, put mine on for the first time, and don't know when to take them off
Hi Hibbs,
I am no sport scientist (but my house mate is ). My understanding is that Compression wear promotes the flushing of lactates by improving blood flow back to the heart. Helping to remove the problem, not the receptors as you suggest. All people react differently to training and compression so its interesting to hear your opinion.
I think more important to consider is these are no miracle tights and gains will be seen as a small percentage. I would reccomend that regardless of tights sticking to your training plan is essential. Tights should improve recovery slightly which should mean each session is better quality which is a plus. Overtraining is a pretty difficult state to achieve due to how tough your body is - you can handle a lot of hours a week without overtraining.
Any thoughts anyone?
Do compression tights help recovery, or just mask fatigue?
I used them for a couple of months and straight away began to overtrain. I'm no expert so maybe my basic knowledge is confusing me, but as I understand it pain and fatigue is caused by lactic acid, which is a by-product of muscle cellular breakdown. If we remove the by-product, we don't "hear" (i.e. feel) the cellular breakdown damage, ignore it, and therefore are at risk of overtraining?
Glad to see an honest review. I'm looking to get some 2XU compression tights and this has swayed me, I'm going to ramp up my training in the winter months and I think these will be going on the christmas list!