Mr SingleTrack

eish! where did you get this photo of me

Thx all, and thx Karma. Hey, i'm not so sure that I was showing off my braai skills at the time, I might have been showing off my drinking skills

I agree. What they try to do is prove that the vibration (by means of massage etc) increases blood flow and thereby removes the L. There is also a gimmicky type of stretch thing you can do on the machine that "shows instant flexibility increases" and they then claim "seeing that stretching aids in flushing lactic acid from the muscles, their machines increase this because the stretching is Superior". There is other studies done on the same topic as well but this is usually what the sales reps try to punt

Sorry I don’t have time to get into the specific reasons that lead to the dis-benefits etc but here is a few: Decreased strength after prolonged use – using vibration training can yield rather dramatic strength increases (it is said to increase the % of muscle fibres used for contraction) BUT, studies indicated that prolonged use actually result in power losses. There are studies that shop increased jump capacity, but again this is reduced with prolonged use. Joint injury – They claim they control the vibrations in a number of ways and it therefore does not result in joint injuries/weakening (they have a number of reason why including better circulation in joints etc.). Studies showed the opposite for prolonged use and you can expect similar issues as those guys using this jackhammers (it just takes longer because the vibration is much less intense) Ligaments and tendons has shown to stretch and weaken with prolonged use There are more, but unfortunately I don’ have the time to get into that right now. Hope it helps

Said research has been done many years ago. I worked for VibroGym many years ago (VibroGym and Powerplate used to be the same company before the split because the Powerplate founders wanted to make more money by outsoursing their manufacturing to China whereby they lost much of the quality of their product as well). Vibration training has it's benefits, mostly short term though as the benefits seems to be lost (and reversed) over time (prolongued use). There are also dis-benefits that vibration companies refuse to confirm even though research proved it. This might make a readworthy thesis to expose the disbenefits to the market. Sorry about my spelling, I am blaming it on my BB (and the fact that I can't spell to save my life)

the pace was easy, the climbs, erm, not so much

I did one easy-paced lap at SBR on Saturday and my legs are still hurting today. I am seriously worrying about 3T now!

I don't really call batch riding and finishing in just under 3 hours at D2D "putting some pain down". Anyone can suck wheel for 90km

eish H, another team that will be finishing before us! I am sorry...

it depends:Based on how keen I am, too many. Based on how much training I still need, too little!

strafdop coming your way

Tenting it out is part of the experience! Ask Clinton Cow, they enjoyed the luxury last year but they missed out on the experience. This year he'll be tenting it out with us plebs

that is what it looks like to me as well

Any more info on this? It looks like there's no shoulder on this road?

i hope we didn't talk you out of it...

a good enough reason for Sean to ride his clown bike

And that is how the rumor started

daai is 'hot box' op n nuwe level!

when we are at Mankele with a beer in hand, ask H how he sabotage the odd welcome mat. I don't think I can post the details of such on a public forum

that it will be

I'm with you on this one. Last year it felt much worse than what the profile looked! If you want a true representation, print the profile and set the page alight... Going up those hills at 44 degrees, I might as well be on fire!

my aim is to finish before the next day starts!

ek moet julle ouens op een of ander manier sabotage sodat ek kan by bly...

I am not authorised to make rules but may I suggest "challenge" riders should at least have a 6pack extra every night to get them on par with the "race" riders...

I'll fess up. I have to limit my beer intake to ensure I finish every day of 3T. But just because I plan to drink like a girl does not mean I will be riding like one!