We’re going to Morzine again this summer for a week of DH fun, but we’re going fairly late in the season so the breaking bumps will be at their worst. Are there any exercises I can do to help my arms last more than a day? Thanks.
Slow smooth pushups was always the recommendation for motorbicyclists, worked well for me.
Advice here:
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I found that chin ups helped me massivly
I only get arm pump in my left hand 😉
A bit of a cheat but take an ibruprofen or two before you go out every morning, after breakfast.
Masturbation, alternating each arm - that way it's like someone else is doing it every other time
Can't believe you'd cheat on your own hand 🙁 No morals left in the world.
Although I do suffer from aching hands due to vibrations, I don't really suffer from arm pump and I think this is due to my climbing. Therefore, I think climbing type exercises would be good as there's an obvious crossover where bikers and climbers try to delay "getting pumped".
Things I've used include; Power Putty, Gyro-balls, Black Diamond Doughnut (a rubber ring you squeeze), reverse curls (arm and wrist), squeezing a punctured tennis ball, and "Hectar the forearm correcter" which I made from a rolling pin, sash window weight and length of cord. Wind the weight up in a very slow, controlled manner (elbows locked into your side), then unwind and wind up in the other direction. This is the best exercise I've found.
HTH
Kev
Relax and brake less.
+1 for rock climbing.
Also try using a broom handle, with a rope through it, and a weight attached too this.
Wind it up, then down and continue this way until its reached the top.
Repeat.
Edit. Beaten to it.