TNT1 Posted September 22, 2021 Share For the record, it's an old performance hack, and not just in cycling. Here's an interesting article. Quote In 2005, New York Giants legend Michael Strahan estimated that 80% of pro football players were regularly using smelling salts during games. https://www.insidehook.com/article/health-and-fitness/smelling-salts-before-working-out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Bru Posted September 22, 2021 Share Oh so that's what the pro's have in their nose when they warm up.... Leftovers from their sniffing sesh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eala Posted September 22, 2021 Share 35 minutes ago, fanievb said: fixed that for you ???? Next level gross !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted September 22, 2021 Share 4 minutes ago, Mountain Bru said: Oh so that's what the pro's have in their nose when they warm up.... Leftovers from their sniffing sesh.... Olbas oil Sid the Sloth and Mountain Bru 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted September 22, 2021 Share 8 minutes ago, jcza said: Olbas oil Whats that? Similar to snake oil? jcza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avo Posted September 22, 2021 Share Olbas oil is brilliant stuff. Clears up the nose. Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Bru Posted September 22, 2021 Share 19 minutes ago, ChUkKy said: Whats that? Similar to snake oil? Racing snake oil..... Headshot and Sid the Sloth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikingYoda Posted September 23, 2021 Share I used to use vlugsout before an athletics race in back in my school days… it just gives an instant kick to wake you up a bit, its not painful at all… you get a feeling of a clear mind and being super awake. It is used in weightlifting a lot. An the stuff is super cheap at the pharmacy. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 23, 2021 Share I like how the name ‘vlugsout’ implies ‘fleeing’ (fight-or-flight) lol. when you are ready to run like hell, sniff some salt. Probably triggers the exact same hormones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Sloth Posted September 23, 2021 Share I think you would probably find the combination of the placebo effect and the mental conditioning that the smell = time to suffer and go fast is quite powerful. Cool if you are training for a tt, shorter mtb race or short efforts like track, but I can’t imagine you want that for a longer road race where you want to remain unexcited until it counts. MORNE and Jbr 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted September 23, 2021 Share 23 hours ago, DIPSLICK said: I know cyclists in brakpan and bloem who sniff glue, never heard of the salt angle that hurts ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted September 23, 2021 Share 3 hours ago, Sid the Sloth said: I think you would probably find the combination of the placebo effect and the mental conditioning that the smell = time to suffer and go fast is quite powerful. Cool if you are training for a tt, shorter mtb race or short efforts like track, but I can’t imagine you want that for a longer road race where you want to remain unexcited until it counts. i get you. but hard to sniff salts mid race. you need to be able to get into that space on your own to perform in the field Sid the Sloth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WR 1.0 Posted September 23, 2021 Share 22 hours ago, Avo said: Olbas oil is brilliant stuff. Clears up the nose. We used this on the kids if they had blocked noses as babies. Few drops on their pillows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted September 23, 2021 Share Just now, WR 1.0 said: We used this on the kids if they had blocked noses as babies. Few drops on their pillows did they crawl faster afterwards ? Bomberman, justinafrika, RobbyB and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no calves Posted September 23, 2021 Share 23 hours ago, Mountain Bru said: Oh so that's what the pro's have in their nose when they warm up.... Leftovers from their sniffing sesh.... Olbas oil is also used to open up the airways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Bru Posted September 23, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, no calves said: Olbas oil is also used to open up the airways His airways look quite closed though? ????♂️ no calves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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