seems like people doing ultras and tris wear them a lot more than runners. are they more beneficial for longer race guys?
seems like people doing ultras and tris wear them a lot more than runners. are they more beneficial for longer race guys?
good for the wallet of the manufacturer.
crossfit chicks wear them because they remind guys of the stockings porn actresses sometimes wear. it's part of their whole bad girl image.
Providing compression to critical areas for runners
Compression socks help to compress your wallet in case it has grown too fat.
Compression socks are good for letting the world know that you're a douche.
What are they good for?
Absolutely NOTHING
Say it again
Brojo ad revenue - that is what they are good for.
They aid in recovery by increasing blood flow. Why do you think diabetics wear them? They also support your muscles. Don't knock them until you try them.
I was reluctant to wear them for a long time because I thought they looked dorky, but since I'd tried everything else for my shin problems, I figured what the hell. They worked. I still can't believe that something so "dumb" and simple cured me like that, after years of taking time off, trying orthotics, etc. Even if the pain went away, it would always come back the more I ran. Now it doesn't.
A little background in case you're new here: I used to have chronic stress reactions in my tibias, caused by shin splints. These (along with other factors) also led to stress fractures.
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
A little background in case you're new here: I used to have chronic stress reactions in my tibias, caused by shin splints. These (along with other factors) also led to stress fractures.
So you are saying that compression socks cured you of stress reactions by giving you stress fractures?
The Truff of da Matter wrote:
txRUNNERgirl wrote:A little background in case you're new here: I used to have chronic stress reactions in my tibias, caused by shin splints. These (along with other factors) also led to stress fractures.
So you are saying that compression socks cured you of stress reactions by giving you stress fractures?
No, I was describing my "shin problems" that were cured by wearing compression socks.
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