Cyclists sniffing salts

[TNT1]

For the record, it's an old performance hack, and not just in cycling.

 

Here's an interesting article.

 

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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

 

 

[Mountain Bru]

Oh so that's what the pro's have in their nose when they warm up.... Leftovers from their sniffing sesh....

[eala]

35 minutes ago, fanievb said:

fixed that for you ????

 

Next level gross !!

[jcza]

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

[ChUkKy]

8 minutes ago, jcza said:

Olbas oil

Whats that?

Similar to snake oil?

[Avo]

Olbas oil is brilliant stuff. Clears up the nose.

 

[Mountain Bru]

19 minutes ago, ChUkKy said:

Whats that?

Similar to snake oil?

Racing snake oil..... 

[BikingYoda]

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.

[MORNE]

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?

[Sid the Sloth]

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. 

[Mongoose!]

23 hours ago, DIPSLICK said:

I know cyclists  in brakpan and bloem who sniff glue, never heard of the salt angle

 

that hurts ????

[Furbz]

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 

[WR 1.0]

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

[The Ouzo]

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 ?

[no calves]

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

[Mountain Bru]

2 hours ago, no calves said:

Olbas oil is also used to open up the airways

His airways look quite closed though? ????‍♂️