I’ve talked about I’ll fitting bra’s and skinny jeans before (see end of the post).
Today I find myself guilty of the same 😞
Five years ago, and for almost a decade before that I was seriously into my cycling. In one year, when I recorded my mileage, I did well over 10000 miles. I was never quick, but I enjoyed the escapism and being in nature (mostly).
Back to the present day, I’m clearly not the same body composition, my compensations are different and my feet have changed dramatically.
Having all the gear tucked away in a draw, I duly dragged it out my old gear as it’s getting a little colder.
As you can see from the pictures, my hands have clearly bulked up, possibly through work, or through the grip training. The gloves had been cutting into me, I hadn’t sensed it at the time, but these marks remained for almost 30 minutes afterwards.
My feet didn’t fare much better. The only way I could relieve the pressure points was to almost remove the straps, but this didn’t stop my toes feeling crushed by the leather.
It’s not possible to test myself, but I was very careful after the training session.
Anything you wear can cause you issues, compensations or leave you vulnerable to injury if it compresses or restricts you too much.
If you remove clothing, it’s marked your skin, and those marks remain for more than a few minutes, you should seriously consider whether you wear it again, but if you do, do it with your eyes open.
Why do I cover this so much?
It can lead to all sorts of problems:
Foot pain
Ankle pain
Knee pain
Hip pain
Digestive and breathing issues
Shoulder pain
Neck pain
Headaches
You get the idea!!!
PS if your socks are fine in the morning, but not at night when you take them off, we definitely need to talk 😊👍🏻
Massive thank you to Jackie Wu @StrengthTherapy for bringing the science to my observations via her incredible #ScoliMethod course 🤩
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