arm pump

mitchs1224 · Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 3 City: Clermont

how long did most of you board before you stopped getting arm pump? i've been traing with wieghts for about 3 years about 8 hours a week in the gym. but i still get an incredible arm pump after only about 3-4 minutes behind the boat sometimes my grips causes me to stop before a crash. what gives? i have the right size board and ride around 18- 20mph thanks for help

Lifeless44 · Newbie Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 49

Hmm well this is a problem. You might be haveing a bit of tendonitis. Weights dont always help. Maybe you should try strengthening your arm by just riding. But overall this should be checked out by a doctor. My elbow hurts after i do a bunch of one handed flips in a row but I ice it and it seems better.

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

just keep riding, build uo your endurance. no pain, no gain, right?

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

It would be best if you went and saw a sports medicine doctor, and they can give you some exercises to build up your arm strength to alleviate this.
I get the same thing in my right arm from playing softball and just started feeling the pain in my left arm from wakeboarding (after landing one handed post-grab).

A friend of mine uses the rubber straps that are available in different strengths that you can tie to a door knob and use for resistance training.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

chronic masturbation should help. Just remember to change hands.

HeadRush · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 11:14 am Post subject:

I just knew that was going to come up. Laughing

mitchs1224 · Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 3 City: Clermont

right on !!!

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

i knew there was a reason why i'm riding so good lately, we just got high-speed internet!

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 2:24 pm Post subject:

hahahahaha

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject:

but if you go to the gym or have exercise equipment at home one of the best exercises is to hang form a bar and just hang it will strengthen the muscles and it will stretch them so they slowly adjust to the muscle strain

patrickengler · Posted: Sep 14, 2004 4:10 pm Post subject:

Jerking it frequently and lifting beers to my mouth consistantly have helped and I have no problem even when boarding for hours

ben746 · Addict Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 560

beers?

AZMXER · Outlaw Joined: 30 Aug 2004 Posts: 223 City: Peoria,AZ

arm pump from wakeboarding??? never got it wakeboarding. although i get it severly on the motocross track. Some things help, diet is a big one, riding postiition( on a bike) . Proper breathing( not holding your breath ) a big one for me is when in the air off a big jump I open and close my hands, it gets the blood flowing and helps me alot. They do do a surgery for arm pump if its that big of a problem. or just get a motocross bike and crosstrain and you will never have arm pump boarding again.

patrickengler · Posted: Sep 16, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject:

ben746

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

beers are great, especially when wakesurfing. Just have someone pass you one once you get up on the board, or store a full one in your jacket then open it up once you're up.

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

try some gloves.... helped my brother

wakeboarder_dude22 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 409 City: Australia

I find there is nothing really you can do that uses the same muscles as wakeboarding, so you just got to get used to using these different muscles I guess.

Obad · Newbie Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 5

Anyone else's thighs get extremely weak after wakeboarding for a bit? I'm thinking its my posture, because after a few good runs I usually just have to take a break for a while, cause my left leg/thigh won't support me. Just walking around the boat afterwards is awkward for a 10-15 min or so. I won't lie, I'm no body builder, but I consider myself to be in good shape. Run and lift weights semi-regularly. Or maybe I'm just weak. What gives? Confused

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 06, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject:

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

No idea why your legs would be hurting you. My legs are really the only part of my body that haven't hurt from wakeboarding. And with me having a desk job 40+ hours of the week and not working out or excersizing, it's not because I have strong legs.

So I'm not sure why your legs would be hurting. Maybe it is your posture. Go take a look at some pictures of pros riding and pics of you and try to find some differences.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 09, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject:

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Oct 11, 2004 2:28 pm Post subject:

You don't need to see a doctor, you need to straighten your arms and loosen your death grip. Ride relaxed-it will help your form and make your crashes much less painful.