"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
02/25/2016 at 23:49 • Filed to: None
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"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
02/25/2016 at 23:49 • Filed to: None | 0
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I love GoKarting. But every time I go, I have one problem: Golfer’s Elbow. Every time. Does anyone else have the same problem? Stretches? Solutions?
I can’t describe to you how annoying it is. I’m a pretty healthy person. I eat right, I do 1-2 hours of cardio every day. I also do a couple pull ups every day. Yet, without fail, I end up what feels like the power of Lucifer eating the inside of my elbow the day after racing. I did just 13 laps the other day and blam, elbow hell on Monday morning.
(not my video, but same track)
DrJohannVegas
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/25/2016 at 23:53 |
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Taking an anti-inflammatory before you go karting might help.
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 00:19 |
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Are you holding yourself up by your arms? Try sitting closer such that you’re not holding yourself up by your arms, in addition to just steering.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
02/26/2016 at 00:28 |
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Hm, interesting. I feel like I sit up on the wheel quite a bit.
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DrJohannVegas
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
02/26/2016 at 00:41 |
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This. Until I realized that I needed to stop supporting my big, stupid torso with the same arms I was using to steer the kart badly, I always seemed to come out of a kart event feeling terrible.
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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 00:43 |
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strange then....
Try popping an antiflammatory, like a Tylenol or Advil
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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> DrJohannVegas
02/26/2016 at 00:45 |
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:)
tromoly
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 01:26 |
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Follow the stretches at the bottom of this page:
http://www.nicros.com/training/artic…
Flavien Vidal
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 02:26 |
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Let the seat hold you. Leave all your weight go to the OUTSIDE of corners, and don’t hold yourself with the wheel. By shifting your own weight toward the outside of the corner, you will have more grip (more weight on the outside rear wheel), you will therefore be faster and less tired.
Keep in mind these have NOTHING on properly fast karts... Imagine a similar kart, but that does 0 to 60 in less than 3s and reaches speeds up to 170kph, along with ultra soft compund. If you were to hold onto the wheel in those, you would most likely be dead in 2 or 3 corners lol. You must not resist the centrifugal force with your upper body. Shift your weight toward the outside of the corner.
Quick exemple of how fast a properly quick kart can be... imagine if you were to hold yourself now :)
That was my first time on this kart, so sorry for the crappy trajectories :)
Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 02:30 |
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Compression elbow sleeve. Wear it for a few weeks. Yeah, it’ll feel better quick but don’t be a dick. Wear it for 6 weeks. It looks kinda badass if you get a black one. Or end up doing this later. Your call.
samssun
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 04:47 |
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Just have a few drinks to loosen up.
105 HP of fury
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 07:03 |
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Next time, don't bring golf clubs with you. There's no room on the kart.
Jayvincent
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 07:16 |
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Get one of those elbow wraps with the little air pillow inside. Wear it for a week or two, then continue wearing it for any activities that make your elbow hurt. It's just a stupid air pillow pushing on the tendon, but it works... in my experience and it's way cheaper than surgery or cortisone injections.
xsnowpig
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 09:03 |
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gripping the wheel too hard- the flexor tendons are getting abused and the microscopic tendon damage from prior epic driving stints isn’t getting time to heal.
uofime-2
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/26/2016 at 11:09 |
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Strap your belts down uncomfortably tight (lap first), use a booster seat if you’re under 5'10" (thats how it is at my local places) and try to stay loose while driving you shouldn’t have a death grip on the wheel at any time.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> Nick Has an Exocet
02/29/2016 at 08:22 |
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I’ll second JayVincent. Get yourself a tennis elbow strap. Wear it for a week or two, then wear it when you’re elbow is bothering you, then only wear it when doing stuff that bothers your elbow.
