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[Special K]

Does anyone have any advice?  My outside leg tends to fall asleep during long pieces, usually after about 1500-2000m.  We are currently training for the 5k Eggatta and during practice my outer leg always falls asleep.  I am 5' 2" and sit in seat 2 on the left side and I find that I am just a couple of inches short of a perfect brace position so I do tend to move my right leg from front to back.  Would a butt pad help?

Thanks all
 
Cheers  :roll:

[KOHMAN]

try a different seat buddy.  might be too small for yah.

make sure your leg is at least 20 degrees bend.

have fun.

[paddleboy]

Well maybe it's time to break out the high heel paddleing shoes gurlie  

[Guido]

There are a couple of things you can do Ms. K.
1) Do a lot of stretching and warm up the legs before you get into the boat especially the hamstring.  You need to get the blood circulating and have it warming all the muscles in your leg.
2) Don't wear underwear or anything that has a lining.  What may be happening is you are pinching a nerve when you are sitting on the lining around your gluteous maximus which then shuts circulation off.  
3) Lift your outside butt cheek up once in a while so you can let the blood flow through all parts.  This relieves some of the pressure on the nerve after you have been sitting a while.
4) You can also get a thin seat pad.  The pad will mold to your butt thus creating a cushion for your gluteous maximus.  Practices are long. Races are short so I'm sure you won't rely on it forever.  

You may need to do a combination of all three.  But do the first two first for sure.

Some boats wear differently.   There are a couple of OC1's that cause my legs to fall asleep sometimes.  The Surfriggers wear differently from the Challengers,  Some of the marathons also have different styled seats which mold to my butt differently thus sometimes causing my legs to fall asleep.  Not wearing underwear also helps big time.

[Special K]

Thank you Mr Guido for the advice.  I do stretch and warm up prior to practice and I never where any panties on the boat... so I will try #3, sounds like that may be the winner.  That and a butt pad.  I don't seem to have this problem when I'm in the OC6 during long pieces.  As for trying another seat sorry I love seat 2, it has a great view.

One more thing Mr Guido, do you tell all female paddlers not to wear panties while paddling?

Cheers and happy paddling

Special K

[Guido]

As I stated earlier Ms. K,  different boats have different seats that are molded differently.  Some of the OC6's have padding wrapped around the seat.   I don't know if the Advantage that Pac Reach purchased from FCRCC has this padding on their seats.  But if it does that could be why your legs aren't falling asleep.

now.....what's the difference between panties and underwear?
And....what category do thongs come under?

No I don't tell ALL female paddlers to not wear panties while paddling.....don't want to get slapped across the face.

[Special K]

Thanks again for the usefull advice Mr Guido I believe it will help me.

Panties are sexy, underwear is not.

Thongs are soooo last year.  This is the year of the Brazilian panties!  Damn sexy

Cheers

Special K

[Guido]

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But does believe the Boyleg Panties by Felina are sexier.


But does hope the Brazilian Panty prevents your leg from falling asleep while you train.


If not.....recommends the 1/4" pad or even the non slip matting(which is legal while racing and easier to hide from officials) as opposed to the Gardener's kneeing pad....too thick.  Gives you a bit too much elevation.

[Sunny_Daze]

G-string = yes
Thong = no

There is a big difference between the two yet I bet a single man could not explain the difference.

He hasn't told us not to wear "underwear" yet.  Dayum, that would have been a good conversation starter to get at least a 5 minute break out of the guy!!!!!!

[paddleboy]

Ok I will take a shot  

 1 dry's faster then the other when they get wet    (less material)................lol

 and lets see ,hmmm ...........no underwear may be illegal as women may stick better than men .........and that wouldn't be fair ..............doh !!! ,hehehehe

 Oh oh .......have a feeling I may get a warning  

[DBWTim]

Let's stay on topic shall we?  If people want to discuss women's underwear, there's always the General Chat... If you want an expert opinion or a cheap thrill, then you should probably pay a visit to your local La Senza or Le Vie En Rose...

Does anyone have any advice? My outside leg tends to fall asleep during long pieces, usually after about 1500-2000m. We are currently training for the 5k Eggatta and during practice my outer leg always falls asleep. I am 5' 2" and sit in seat 2 on the left side and I find that I am just a couple of inches short of a perfect brace position so I do tend to move my right leg from front to back. Would a butt pad help?

Thanks all

Cheers

I think it's more a matter of your sitting position... as in where your seated.  I find that a lot of people sit themselves on the front edge of the seat where they're half on the seat and half off, thinking that it will provide an extra inch of reach.  But, by doing that you putting most of your weight on the femoral artery that feeds blood to your legs and end up cutting circulation to that leg. It should be noted that the femoral nerve is located in close proximity as well. If this is the case, I would probably recommend sitting yourself more on your seat and adjust your weight to something like 70/30 with the outside buttcheek with the 70. It also doesn't help if you're in a seat that's too big either.

Another thing that may happen is what some of us "fondly" call Monkey Butt. This is where you rock back and forth on your butt during leg drive and in the process give yourself a blister where your butt makes contact with the seat. Technically, during the stroke there should only be minimal forward/back movement in the hip/butt, with more emphasis in knee and leg movement.

[Special K]

Thanks Chaos... I do sit on the edge of the seat, but I do so for better bracing.  I tried last practice to sit further back and the same thing happened, but I will try again.  Thank you all for those who responded with great advice I'll let you know if I find a solution.  

See you all on the water

Cheers

Special K

[~@ngel~]

BARE ASS CHEEK

Tha's all I have to say about that.