Gear Review - SLS3 Compression Socks

Here's something relatively new on the block that you might want to check out. I've been testing out the SLS3 compression socks for a few months now and they work great.

Compression gear of any kind reduces fatigue by stopping your muscles from shaking and vibrating during exercising. Compression shorts were first on the scene many years ago, then Under Armour brought it to the upper body. Now we are seeing it being used on the lower portions of the legs.

What you might not know is that compression gear increases blood flow. From SLS: "...scientific tests have shown that the SLS3 Compression Sport Sox boost bloodflow about 34%. This increases oxygen delivery to the working muscles to enhance their performance. The circulation improvements also help the body to eliminate metabolic wastes like lactic acid. The combination of these effects allows you to work harder and longer."

Do they work? Heck yeah! I've been wearing them on my weekly long runs (2 hours or more) and I experience zero fatigue from the knees down. I also have been hearing that triathletes wear them after workouts to speed recovery and during long flights.

Aside from function, the most interesting thing is how they look. My wife laughed as I started out the door. But, after many years of biking at 3 AM, swimming with a foam block between my legs, and running with more electronics than the Space Shuttle, I've learned that you cannot care about appearances and be triathlete at the same time. Besides, if you act like you know what you're doing, these socks kind of look awesome.

My running buddy told me about one of his friends that wears them for trail running for additional protection against brush. Cool idea!

In conclusion, they work great and pros are starting to wear them like crazy. They may look a little weird at first, but they also have that signature style that shows that you know what you are doing and that you take your training and racing seriously.

They cost around $57 at various dealers and you can see more pictures of pro triathletes racing with them here.

How I ran 50 miles this week posted at Teamwhitelinefever.com.

I just posted this week's detailed workout log at www.teamwhitelinefever.com.  I'm one of four team members running the 200 mile relay race called the Ragnar and I'm trying to get in as much running as I can before the end of October.  Rather than post the same thing in two places, you can just follow the above link to go check it out.

There's also a Twitter feed on that site that details our running-specific issues as we train.  Those twits don't show up in my profile - that's the only place you can get them.  Enjoy!

I'm taking a nap.

The iPocalypse

Join me for another epic bike ride as Gregg and I ride 50 miles to the Brazos River and back. I talk about what's new in Tech, what's old in Zen, and everything in between.

SHOWNOTES!

• The iPocalypse is HERE!


• My left calf is uber-jacked.


• Rambonie logic on stretching - Do you pull on a knot to loosen it?


• "Approach stretching at the speed of a glacier." - Dr. George Sheehan.


• "Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment."


• Wear a wifebeater shirt when traveling to be safe.


• Put raw local honey in coffee to help with allergies.


• Replay of audio of me getting stung in the face by a bee.


• Forest Gump audio clips.


• Multitasking is as bad as smoking pot.


• Worked at bike shop for 4 hours. Very Zen.


• Need help with artwork for book.


• Rico got me a Bosu ball for exercise + sitting.


• Endurance Base Camp Podcast guy was channeling ME? To help him finish his marathon? Cool! Left him a comment. Great music, btw.


• Right now is the future of your past. this is when all the planning you've been doing is in effect! What if that tree falls on us? what if it didn't? Why always plan for the worst? Plan for the best!


• The Agegrouper Podcast has gone mobile!


• Japanese Soto Zen and Original Enlightenment.


• CONTEST - Tell me your best triathlon secret and win some Oakley Half Jackets.


• Donation by Matthew Hood for the "How to cure Piriformis" video I made.


• Donation by Gordon Scott, put us over the top for registration fee!


• Donation by Rico.


• Donation From "D. A." Keeping name secret!


• Donation from Jonathan B.

The Ragnar Cometh

Ghetto-Fabulous shownotes for right now.  Will clean up when I get a minute...

Intro by RadioHead (bodysnatchers)

50% will be wrong in the next 4 years, we just don't know what 50% yet

Epic Run, Heat, Nuun + HJ + gatorade cocktail, Socks by SLS tri, nathan triangle pack,

Jaysee voicemail, cool sound effects, happy birthday (dethclock)

Ragnar (DESCRIBE), Website (Team White Line Fever), Adam's resume, Posting our training logs, spencer green song

Donation by Matt Hood - I need donations to help pay for this thing!  (emily giving me evil eye).  Donate or buy some hornet juice.

And we need sherpas!

Congrats to BIGUN for finishing his first Ironman.

Just crash anywhere by MOVING ATLAS

The Art of Letting Go

Join me for a killer ride across some rural Texas back roads and up and down a tollway as I talk about the Zen practice of "letting go." I am aboard Karma, my new (used) road bike.

This is a great show with some surprising audio of me almost getting bitten by a dog and also smacked by a hornet.

I also play a very moving song by an artist that died too young, Spencer Green.

SHOWNOTES!

• Sent Victor a picture of Alaskan street graffiti.


• Training for the Ragnar by running two weeks, then taking it easy a week.  Averaging about 45 running miles per week.


• Zen - To have No Fear, you must Let Go.


• One step beyond Nihilism


• When you've let go, you can do amazing things.


• Realize you are part of a much bigger whole.


• Everybody has the ability to do this.


• Story about cracked teacup and one death per person.


• Emily is a Hospice nurse.


• Selling everything at a garage sale.


• Check email only twice a day.


• Use www.rmilk.com to get organized, ok?.


• People do the right thing when they have time to choose.


• I feel like I'm getting my sanity back!