Grass Muncher Posted September 21, 2021 Share Its the second time Ive seen a cyclist sniff ammonia salt before a workout. I was in virgin active and I saw a young guy sniffing it while he was on the wattbike and a 16 year while he was doing intervals on the road. It is said that you breath faster and that it triggers the release of adrenaline. Is this use of salts normal under cyclists? I cant find any info on google that says the pros use it. Whats your thoughts on this? peetwindhoek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted September 22, 2021 Share I know cyclists in brakpan and bloem who sniff glue, never heard of the salt angle Wikusvn01, Hairy, Headshot and 8 others 2 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted September 22, 2021 Share never seen any of that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted September 22, 2021 Share You sure it's not something else? DJR, tux26, FootballingCyclist and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted September 22, 2021 Share Mountain Bru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted September 22, 2021 Share Damn kids still snorting bath salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted September 22, 2021 Share Is this amateur hour? I find sniffing ground chilli flakes to really get the juices flowing Hairy, Mountain Bru, Firozfx and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Cycles Posted September 22, 2021 Share 9 hours ago, Grass Muncher said: Its the second time Ive seen a cyclist sniff ammonia salt before a workout. I was in virgin active and I saw a young guy sniffing it while he was on the wattbike and a 16 year while he was doing intervals on the road. It is said that you breath faster and that it triggers the release of adrenaline. Is this use of salts normal under cyclists? I cant find any info on google that says the pros use it. Whats your thoughts on this? Sniffing ammonia salt?! What grass have you been munching? Asking purely for research purposes Hairy and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted September 22, 2021 Share my mates on a Saturday morning ride sniff worse stuff than salts when I've had a vindaloo the night before. You should check their speed after a wiff .... PhilipV, DJR, Blokman and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted September 22, 2021 Share 9 hours ago, Grass Muncher said: Its the second time Ive seen a cyclist sniff ammonia salt before a workout. I was in virgin active and I saw a young guy sniffing it while he was on the wattbike and a 16 year while he was doing intervals on the road. It is said that you breath faster and that it triggers the release of adrenaline. Is this use of salts normal under cyclists? I cant find any info on google that says the pros use it. Whats your thoughts on this? I think this is what you referring to. We used to use this (not for cycling though), it does "wake you up" and get more air and hence oxygen into your lungs to recover faster or to be ready for a maximal effort. BikingYoda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted September 22, 2021 Share probably get better results dropping a caffeine tablet pre workout... NeoOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted September 22, 2021 Share 20 minutes ago, dave303e said: probably get better results dropping a caffeine tablet pre workout... Probably, but that's not the purpose of "vlugsout", and believe me for the intended purpose, it works. https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlugsout Edit: The purpose is "to wake you up" and recover faster. Its not going to give energy or make you ride your bike faster. Edited September 22, 2021 by TheoG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted September 22, 2021 Share 11 minutes ago, TheoG said: Probably, but that's not the purpose of "vlugsout", and believe me for the intended purpose, it works. https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlugsout Mate of mine was a-salted the other day ???? AND he was much slower afterwards .......................... eala, Hairy, DJR and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted September 22, 2021 Share 32 minutes ago, MTBeer said: my mates on a Saturday morning ride sniff worse stuff than salts when I've had a vindaloo the night before. You should check their speed after a wiff .... You trust a fart after a good vindaloo? Robbie Stewart, Sid the Sloth, Hairy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWhitehead Posted September 22, 2021 Share It just sounds sore to me, I mean just imagine the burn. That would explain why you could go faster ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted September 22, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, DIPSLICK said: I know a cyclist s in brakpan and in bloem who sniff glue, never heard of the salt angle fixed that for you ???? Mountain Bru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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