I’m 47, training for an Ironman, looking for anything to boost my recovery. (I love training, but as I get older, it takes me longer and longer to recover from hard efforts.)
I just heard a podcast recommending wearing compression tights, post-workout.
Would anybody recommend this? Do they help? Particular brands they’d recommend?
I have found sleeping in my calf sleeves makes a noticeable difference. Have never tried the tights, not sure they would be as effective as the ones I have anyway aren’t as tight.
+1 on calf sleeves.
I also use Zensah quad sleeves from time to time.
I have some full leg sleeves, but find them uncomfortable to wear for long periods or sleep in. I just use the calf/quad combo.
I’ve been a huge proponent and user of recovery tights for several years. From what I’ve seen, the research on whether they actually help is pretty mixed. But I feel like they help me. I’m 100% ok if that’s a placebo effect - I just feel better when wearing and after having worn them. I probably wear them all day (under pants) 3 or 4 days a week.
I’m fond of the brands 2XU and Skins, but there are many others out there.
I’m 47, training for an Ironman, looking for anything to boost my recovery. (I love training, but as I get older, it takes me longer and longer to recover from hard efforts.)
I just heard a podcast recommending wearing compression tights, post-workout.
Would anybody recommend this? Do they help? Particular brands they’d recommend?
I have worn compression tights, actually wore the super tight zoot ones to bed in the 2000s sometime. Would never do that again for a variety of reasons. I do wear compression socks when traveling or sitting for very long periods of time as it would help reduce the swelling. I’m not a fan of compression sleeves. By design compression sleeves are going to trap blood below the sleeve in the foot ankle area which is counterproductive IMHO. I do wear them on the bike on occasion but that is for aerodynamics.
I am a fan of walking to reduce inflammation. Say a 15-30 minute walk at night when you might as well be sitting. Also I’m a big fan of compression boots which serve the purpose of compression socks but at much higher pressures + the mechanics of actively squeeze and releasing from top to bottom to really get as much blood and lymph moving as possible. I generally recommend Speed Hound these days if you want to save some money and Normatec if you want to go gold standard.
From what I recall compressport specifically says not to sleep in them…but I digress. they do work for me and I have upped to a non-Normatec vendor and it puts the sleeves to shame.
I’m 47, training for an Ironman, looking for anything to boost my recovery. (I love training, but as I get older, it takes me longer and longer to recover from hard efforts.)
I just heard a podcast recommending wearing compression tights, post-workout.
Would anybody recommend this? Do they help? Particular brands they’d recommend?
I have worn compression tights, actually wore the super tight zoot ones to bed in the 2000s sometime. Would never do that again for a variety of reasons. I do wear compression socks when traveling or sitting for very long periods of time as it would help reduce the swelling. I’m not a fan of compression sleeves. By design compression sleeves are going to trap blood below the sleeve in the foot ankle area which is counterproductive IMHO. I do wear them on the bike on occasion but that is for aerodynamics.
I am a fan of walking to reduce inflammation. Say a 15-30 minute walk at night when you might as well be sitting. Also I’m a big fan of compression boots which serve the purpose of compression socks but at much higher pressures + the mechanics of actively squeeze and releasing from top to bottom to really get as much blood and lymph moving as possible. I generally recommend Speed Hound these days if you want to save some money and Normatec if you want to go gold standard.
This!
I have Air Relax compression boots, which do the job, too. Walking is definitely a good thing.
I don’t have compression sleeves though, can’t comment on those.
Lots of anecdotes so far and very little else. My recollection is that the published data points towards no effect of compression on performance and a possible but weak effect on recovery. That’s a few years old though: can anyone give a more up to date opinion?