Indoor championships

[Cookie]

Watched a few races today & have been amazed at the number of people with Kineso taping all over their legs, glutes & lower backs

Sam69 used a very similar technique last year to hold me together for a race.

[samurai69]

duct tape rocks

[Scott]

the number of people with Kineso taping all over their legs, glutes & lower backs

The ones that are 100% injury free are the odd ones and probably havent been training for about 3 months prior............ due to injury!

[Cookie]

The ones that are 100% injury free are the odd ones and probably havent been training for about 3 months prior............ due to injury!

Quite possibly true

I saw one woman runner & she had more tape on her than an Egyptian mummy. All you could see was blue flashing round the track

[Melas Zomos]

In a lot of cases it is just there for mental insurance, obviously since 85% are taped incorrectly to begin with.
It is actually pretty tricky getting it right for athletic purposes. Though I really do not like taping I do tape my ankles and wrists when wrestling and often have to do them several times to get it right.
Athletic tape is my preference, but electrical tape is my 2nd over duct tape. But duct tape does work in a pinch so to speak

[samurai69]

In a lot of cases it is just there for mental insurance, obviously since 85% are taped incorrectly to begin with.
It is actually pretty tricky getting it right for athletic purposes. Though I really do not like taping I do tape my ankles and wrists when wrestling and often have to do them several times to get it right.
Athletic tape is my preference, but electrical tape is my 2nd over duct tape. But duct tape does work in a pinch so to speak

duct tape rocks



as for electrical tape i think, if its the same stuff, that it would not be the best.........................taping is done wrong in many cases yes, unf=ortunately ................ if people studies anatomy and physiology properly they would manage it better thanthey do now

[Melas Zomos]

as for electrical tape i think, if its the same stuff, that it would not be the best.......

Don't know if I can agree with you on that. I would use duct tape to fully immobilize a joint, yeah but not to aid in just supporting a sketchy joint if given a choice.
I have used both and they do work, I just found electrical tape better for stabilizing the wrists/ankles/knees over duct tape where movement is needed. Now if something goes "snap" then I would go for the duct tape....and the whiskey

[samurai69]

as for electrical tape i think, if its the same stuff, that it would not be the best.......

Don't know if I can agree with you on that. I would use duct tape to fully immobilize a joint, yeah but not to aid in just supporting a sketchy joint if given a choice.
I have used both and they do work, I just found electrical tape better for stabilizing the wrists/ankles/knees over duct tape where movement is needed. Now if something goes "snap" then I would go for the duct tape....and the whiskey

no no no, wasnt comparing duct tape to electrical tape as i agree with you on the duct tape as it has no or very litle give

what i ment was that electrical tape, unless its used over bandages can be quite firm and unforgiving, we used to use it to over tape support bandages and maybe to tape fingers together etc where a little give is necessary

[Melas Zomos]

what i ment was that electrical tape, unless its used over bandages can be quite firm and unforgiving, we used to use it to over tape support bandages and maybe to tape fingers together etc where a little give is necessary

You are right on with that.
If I have to use it, as I had too Saturday night because I completely forgot to get some more athletic tape, I use it over top a sock for the ankles. The wrists it took a few bad attempts to get it right without anything underneath, but to be honest that is more for external grip that support so I can keep it looser than say the ankles which I use it for support.

[Cookie]

The guy playing Murray at Wimbledon has a load of kineso taping on his front quad just above his knee.

[Melas Zomos]

The guy playing Murray at Wimbledon has a load of kineso taping on his front quad just above his knee.

How awesome would it have been if it was Duct Tape instead....Imagine the coverage on Sports Center if that happened....should have been an agent

[samurai69]

The guy playing Murray at Wimbledon has a load of kineso taping on his front quad just above his knee.

How awesome would it have been if it was Duct Tape instead....Imagine the coverage on Sports Center if that happened....should have been an agent

would be good...............if i had taped him it would have been duct tape!!



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