post ride exercises

[C Beaudouin]

A friend was just telling me that after a race or training ride pro riders will often spend some
time lying on their back with their legs elevated. Presumably this is to allow the blood that has
built up in the legs to return to their trunk.

Anyone have any comments on this idea and the purpose?

Thanks in advance.

C. Beaudouin

[Raptor]

c beaudouin wrote:
> A friend was just telling me that after a race or training ride pro riders will often spend some
> time lying on their back with their legs elevated. Presumably this is to allow the blood that has
> built up in the legs to return to their trunk.
>
> Anyone have any comments on this idea and the purpose?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> C. Beaudouin

I remember reading about it in an early-80's issue of Bicycling...

I'll do it if I've really hammered my legs hard. It might help recovery. A nice stretch routine
while still warm probably helps more, as would an actual massage.

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[Jtn]

I know I personally recover better if I stay on my feet for a few hours after. otherwise I seize up
like and old moped engine without oil.

[Marlene Blansha]

In article <vvotpfpc1spnec@corp.supernews.com>, "JTN" <jtn@worldnet.com> wrote:

> I know I personally recover better if I stay on my feet for a few hours after. otherwise I seize
> up like and old moped engine without oil.

I find that going for a walk really helps.

[Patrick]

i find that sitting prone (preferably on a barstool) with the legs dangling loosely and doing right
arm raises with a pint weight does nearly the same benefits as does lying on the floor with said
feet up in the air.

c beaudouin <"claude.beaudouin nospam"@lmco.com> wrote in message
news:<3FFC329C.AE7157C8@lmco.com>...
> A friend was just telling me that after a race or training ride pro riders will often spend some
> time lying on their back with their legs elevated. Presumably this is to allow the blood that has
> built up in the legs to return to their trunk.
>
> Anyone have any comments on this idea and the purpose?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> C. Beaudouin

[Donald Munro]

c beaudouin wrote:
>> A friend was just telling me that after a race or training ride pro riders will often spend some
>> time lying on their back with their legs elevated. Presumably this is to allow the blood that has
>> built up in the legs to return to their trunk.

patrick wrote:
> i find that sitting prone (preferably on a barstool) with the legs dangling loosely and doing
> right arm raises with a pint weight does nearly the same benefits as does lying on the floor with
> said feet up in the air.

[Bruce]

Blood has to get back to your heart via veins that have no pumps. So they rely only on pressure.
When you are standing idle that's the only force. If you have lots of garbage to clean after a
hard ride and low blood pressure when idle you might get better blood flow by reducing the
effects of gravity. One way to do that is to use the leg muscles as pumps. The veins have one way
valves so compressing them pushes the blood the toward the heart. Another way to do that is to
elevate the legs.

Speaking from experience I've found that it works.

"c beaudouin" <"claude.beaudouin nospam"@lmco.com> wrote in message
news:3FFC329C.AE7157C8@lmco.com...
> A friend was just telling me that after a race or training ride pro riders will often spend some
> time lying on their back with their legs elevated. Presumably this is to allow the blood that has
> built up in the legs to return to their trunk.
>
> Anyone have any comments on this idea and the purpose?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> C. Beaudouin